color of authority

color of authority. The appearance or presumption of authority sanctioning a public officer’s actions. • The authority derives from the officer’s apparent title to the office or from a writ or other apparently valid process the officer bears. [Cases: Officers and Public Employees 41. C.J.S. Officers and Public Employees §§ 11, 342.]

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