英语词汇“colour of authority”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. Apparent or de facto legal authority or status, esp. as opposed to that actually granted or established. Frequently with negative connotations, suggesting that the authority is used as a pretext for illegal or corrupt behaviour (cf. sense 8). Chiefly in colour of authority, colour of law, colour of office. Now chiefly U.S.In negative use frequently overlapping with Phrases 2c, Phrases 2b.

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a1325 Statutes of Realm (2011) v. 14 Ant alse hit is..ipurueid þat non escheitur, ne non oþer [kinges] baillif, þoru colur of his offiz, biþoute special warant, oþer commaundement, oþer certein auctorite þat appendez to his offiz, ne deseise no man of his fre tenement, ne of þing þat appendez to his fre tenement.

1579 Rastell's Expos. Termes Lawes (new ed.) f. 43/1 Colour of office, is alwaies taken in ye worst part, & signifieth an act euel done, by the countenance of an office, and it beareth a dissemblinge face of the right office.

1607 J. Cowell Interpreter sig. Dd4/1 Shyreeues, Maiors, Baylifes, Escheatours, and other officers whatsoeuer, that by colour of their office worke great oppression, and excessiue wrong vnto the Kings subiects.

1689 J. Collier Vindiciae Juris Regii 15 Before this Grant, the Subjects had no colour of Authority to Levy Arms against the King.

1722 Abridgem. Publick Laws Virginia 23 No Sheriff or Deputy shall by Colour of Office take Obligation of any but by the Name of his Office.

1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. 141 Extortion..consists in any officer's unlawfully taking, by colour of his office, from any man, any money or thing of value, that is not due to him, or more than is due, or before it is due.

1797 Acts 21st Gen. Ass. State New-Jersey dclxvi. 232 Proceedings done under colour of office shall be absolutely void.

1842 Emancipator & Free Amer. (Boston) 1 Dec. To forbid any person holding office under any law of this state from in any way officially or under color of office, aiding or abetting the arrest or detention of any person claimed as a fugitive from slavery.

1899 Supreme Court Reporter (U.S.) 19 646/2 The courts will not permit its corporate character to be questioned, if it appears to be acting under color of law, and recognized by the state as such.

1914 Judicial & Statutory Definitions Words & Phrases 2nd Ser. I. 763/1 One acting as judge in a new Judicial district before the law establishing it has become operative..is a de facto judge having color of authority, and his acts are valid as to third persons and the public.

1965 P. S. Foner Hist. Labor Movement U.S. (1997) IV. xi. 266 He charged the private detective with assault under color of his authority as an officer.

2001 Washington Post (Nexis) 3 Aug. b1 That jury acquitted [the officer]..of the charge of deprivation of rights under color of law.

单词	colour of authority
释义	> as lemmas colour of authority a. Apparent or de facto legal authority or status, esp. as opposed to that actually granted or established. Frequently with negative connotations, suggesting that the authority is used as a pretext for illegal or corrupt behaviour (cf. sense 8). Chiefly in colour of authority, colour of law, colour of office. Now chiefly U.S.In negative use frequently overlapping with Phrases 2c, Phrases 2b. ΚΠ a1325 Statutes of Realm (2011) v. 14 Ant alse hit is..ipurueid þat non escheitur, ne non oþer [kinges] baillif, þoru colur of his offiz, biþoute special warant, oþer commaundement, oþer certein auctorite þat appendez to his offiz, ne deseise no man of his fre tenement, ne of þing þat appendez to his fre tenement. 1579 Rastell's Expos. Termes Lawes (new ed.) f. 43/1 Colour of office, is alwaies taken in ye worst part, & signifieth an act euel done, by the countenance of an office, and it beareth a dissemblinge face of the right office. 1607 J. Cowell Interpreter sig. Dd4/1 Shyreeues, Maiors, Baylifes, Escheatours, and other officers whatsoeuer, that by colour of their office worke great oppression, and excessiue wrong vnto the Kings subiects. 1689 J. Collier Vindiciae Juris Regii 15 Before this Grant, the Subjects had no colour of Authority to Levy Arms against the King. 1722 Abridgem. Publick Laws Virginia 23 No Sheriff or Deputy shall by Colour of Office take Obligation of any but by the Name of his Office. 1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. 141 Extortion..consists in any officer's unlawfully taking, by colour of his office, from any man, any money or thing of value, that is not due to him, or more than is due, or before it is due. 1797 Acts 21st Gen. Ass. State New-Jersey dclxvi. 232 Proceedings done under colour of office shall be absolutely void. 1842 Emancipator & Free Amer. (Boston) 1 Dec. To forbid any person holding office under any law of this state from in any way officially or under color of office, aiding or abetting the arrest or detention of any person claimed as a fugitive from slavery. 1899 Supreme Court Reporter (U.S.) 19 646/2 The courts will not permit its corporate character to be questioned, if it appears to be acting under color of law, and recognized by the state as such. 1914 Judicial & Statutory Definitions Words & Phrases 2nd Ser. I. 763/1 One acting as judge in a new Judicial district before the law establishing it has become operative..is a de facto judge having color of authority, and his acts are valid as to third persons and the public. 1965 P. S. Foner Hist. Labor Movement U.S. (1997) IV. xi. 266 He charged the private detective with assault under color of his authority as an officer. 2001 Washington Post (Nexis) 3 Aug. b1 That jury acquitted [the officer]..of the charge of deprivation of rights under color of law. extracted from colourcolorn.¹ < as lemmas
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