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
To get removal, a federal officer must show that the indicted conduct is both under the auspices of his official duties and "a colorable federal defense," meaning it can defeat the charge.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 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
The hounding editor keeps deleting and deleting … taken individually, there is at least a colorable argument for each move.
From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2021
Could it be called a colorable imitation of any magazine story, book, or play?
From Writing the Photoplay by J. Berg (Joseph Berg) Esenwein
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