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quo warranti

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quo war⋅ran⋅to

  [kwoh waw-ran-toh, wo-]
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–noun Law.
1. (formerly, in England) a writ calling upon a person to show by what authority he or she claims an office, franchise, or liberty.
2. (in England and the U.S.) a trial, hearing, or other legal proceeding initiated to determine by what authority one has an office, franchise, or liberty.
3. the pleading initiating such a proceeding.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME < ML quō warrantō by what warrant
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quo warranto 
1535, from Anglo-Fr. (1292), from M.L., lit. "by what warrant."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: quo war·ran·to
Pronunciation: 'kwO-w&-'ran-tO, -'rän-
Function: noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin, by what warrant; from the wording of the writ
1 : an extraordinary writ requiring a person or corporation to show by what right or authority a public office or franchise is held or exercised
2 : a proceeding in the nature of a writ of quo warranto for determining by what authority or right an office or franchise is held or exercised and seeking as an extraordinary remedy the discontinuance of an unlawful exercise of office or franchise
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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