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
“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
“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
Notwithstanding, however, this colorable plea, this House has in some instances proceeded to punish the persons who have thus insulted it.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) by Edmund Burke
