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col·or·able adj: having an appearance of truth, validity, or rightif a colorable claim — or better — can be pleaded — D. F. Kolb and M. P. Carrollcol·or·ably adv
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(plausible) adjective
ad captandum, alleged, apparent, apparently right, ben trovato, conceivable, conjecturable, convincing, credible, feasible, in posse, logical, ostensible, persuasive, presumable, presumptive, rational, reasonable, seeming, seemingly fair, seemingly sound, seemingly valid, sensible, supposable, surmisable, tenable, thinkable, verisimilis, warrantable
associated concepts: colorable authority, colorable cause, colorable claim, colorable invocation of jurisdiction, colorable title
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(specious) adjective
appearing, artful, crafty, deceitful, deceiving, deceptive, delusive, delusory, factitious, false, feigned, fraudulent, sham, trumped up, untrue
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ostensible, plausible, specious
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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adj.Presenting a deceptive appearance.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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adj. That which appears plausible or reflective of reality, but is deceptive, intended to conceal, does not correspond with reality, or is not authentic or valid.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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False; counterfeit; something that is false but has the appearance of truth.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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False; counterfeit; something that is false but has the appearance of truth.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.