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Arabic translation: سيماء القانون - ظاهر القانون

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English term or phrase:	color of law
Arabic translation:	سيماء القانون - ظاهر القانون
Entered by:	Waleed Mohamed

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00:38 Mar 14, 2005

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Law/Patents - Law (general)

English term or phrase: color

"Respondents, acting under color of law, have violated and continue to violate, inter alia, the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Respondents' acts deny the detained process the porcess accorded to persons seized and detained by United States."

It's a part of a case filed by a detained.

What does the word "color" here mean?

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سيماء القانون - ظاهر القانون

Explanation:
ِAccording to Faruqi's Law Dictionary:

colour of law -
سيماء القانون، شكل القانون، ظاهره، مظهره دون حقيقته وجوهره

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correction: with against > against