colorable

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On top of a colorable selective and vindictive motion, Bolton may also have legal ethics claims for unfair pre-trail publicity and conflicts of interest.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2025

“We are very happy that the court has acknowledged that the plaintiffs have brought colorable constitutional claims forward,” said Mike Laux, an attorney for the teachers and students who filed suit.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2024

“And I think Florida State knows that as well. I think they threw in anything they could potentially think of as a colorable argument to get them out of the grant-of-rights agreement.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 22, 2023

The hounding editor keeps deleting and deleting … taken individually, there is at least a colorable argument for each move.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2021

Now Myra and Mr. Lawanne are definite, colorable entities to me.

From The Hidden Places by Sinclair, Bertrand W.