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Quo warranto
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What's The Definition Of Quo warranto?
[n] a hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office or franchise or liberty
Synonyms | Synonyms for Quo warranto: Related Terms | Find terms related to Quo warranto: See Also | hearing Quo warranto In Webster's Dictionary \Quo" war*ran"to\ [So called from the Law L. words
quo warranto (by what authority), in the original Latin form
of the writ. See {Which}, and {Warrant}.] (Law)
A writ brought before a proper tribunal, to inquire by what
warrant a person or a corporation acts, or exercises certain
powers. --Blackstone.
Note: An information in the nature of a quo warranto is now
common as a substitute for the writ. --Wharton.
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