Being Human is being canceled after four seasons. Syfyâs North American remake of the UK series will have its series finale on Monday, April 7.
Wiktionary (4.00 / 1 vote) Rate this definition: authority (Noun). The power to enforce rules or give orders. authority (Noun). Persons in command; specifically, government. authority (Noun). A person accepted as a source of reliable information on a subject. The world's foremost authority on orangutans.
Under color of authority is a legal phrase used in the US indicating that a person is claiming or implying the acts he or she is committing are related to and legitimized by his or her role as an agent of governmental power, especially if the acts are unlawful.