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quo warranto
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Borrowed from
Medieval Latin
quō
warrantō
(
“
by what warrant
”
)
.
Noun
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quo
warranto
(
plural
quo warrantos
)
(
law
)
A
writ
brought before a proper
tribunal
, to inquire by what
warrant
a person or a
corporation
acts, or
exercises
certain
powers
.