English Explanatory Dictionary

quo warranto

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A legal proceeding used to challenge the right of an individual or corporation to hold a public office or to exercise a certain franchise or privilege.

Word forms

quo warranto quo warrantos

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin quō warrantō (“by what warrant”).

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