Virtue
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence · Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
The phrase "by virtue" differs in meaning from " under color." For instance, the proper fees are received by virtue of the office; extortion is under color of the office. Any rightful act in office is by virtue of the office. A wrongful act in office may be under color of the office. Broughton v. Haywood, PhiU.
L. 380.