color of office

The authority or power that is inherent in an office, esp. a public office.

• Acts taken under the color of an office are vested with, or appear to be vested with, the authority entrusted to that office. [Cases: Officers and Public Employees 121. C.J.S. Officers and Public Employees §§ 329–334.]

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