colorable
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7.9
- adjective
- /ˈkʌlərəbl/
- Jargon
:
plausible
- And third, Delaware courts should take a functional approach to deal protection, meaning that even if collateral provisions have some colorable business purpose, they should be scrutinized under deal protection doctrine if they have a deal protection effect.
- colorable cause
Examples
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The new generation of asset lockups has the additional appeal of having a colorable business purpose, which permits an argument that they should not be treated as deal protection at all.
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The lawyer argued that the contract had a colorable basis, but further evidence was needed to prove its validity.
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Consider a commercial agreement that has a colorable business purpose but performs the same function.
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Moreover, the complaint alleges a colorable claim.
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There was a colorable case that the US could have gone in with troops that were in the region and prevented bin Laden's escape.
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All land titles are what they call marketable and are colorable, which means they have the appearance of being lawful but are not.
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It is possible that students' answers could be colorable in some situations, which is a limitation of this research.
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The first step in analyzing a littoral takings claim is to determine whether a colorable cause of action exists.
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The allegation of a falsified 1003 loan application will be sufficient and colorable under the typical state Rule 9 as well as Rule 9 of the Federal Rules.
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The early U.S. sanctions against Cuba had a colorable—though not overwhelming—claim to have national security implications.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
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7.2
Seeming believable but possibly not true
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7.5
Seeming to be true but maybe not real
Antonyms
How Plausible
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Colorable also uses color in the older sense 'appearance' and -able 'can be'. A helpful way to remember this sense is to think of something 'painted' to look real, so a 'colorable' argument only 'looks' plausible even if it may not be true.