colorable

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“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

Thus, she asserted, the Georgia senator does not have any applicable "colorable federal defense."

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2023

“Here there is simply no colorable claim of ownership over the broad ideas, public data, and common techniques expressed in the decree,” Melloy wrote.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2023

“I think there are colorable claims on behalf of this individual plaintiff and that it’s likely to proceed through some early stages of litigation.”

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2022

Men were also harassed with informations of intrusion upon scarce colorable titles.

From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary by Hume, David