What is COLORABLE CAUSE OR INVOCATION OF JURISDICTION? Definition of COLORABLE CAUSE OR INVOCATION OF JURISDICTION in Black's Law Dictionary - Legal dictionary - Glossary of legal terms.
With reference to actions for malicious prosecution, a "colorable cause or invocation of jurisdiction" means that a person, apparently qualified, has appeared before a justice and made a complaint under oath and in writing, stating some facts which in connection with other facts constitute a criminal offense or bear a similitude thereto. Hotel Supply Co. v. Reid, 16 Ala. App. 563, 80 So. 137, 138.
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