Color of office refers to an act usually committed by a public official under the appearance of authority, but which exceeds such authority. An serving as act committed under color of office is sometimes required to prove malfeasance in office.
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Famous quotes containing the words color of, color and/or office:
“Good Hamlet, cast thy nighted color off.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Good Hamlet, cast thy nighted color off.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“He [Robert Benchley] and I had an office so tiny that an inch smaller and it would have been adultery.”
—Dorothy Parker (1893–1967)