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QUO WARRANTO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does quo warranto mean? 

QUO WARRANTO (noun)
  The noun QUO WARRANTO has 1 sense:

1. a hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office or franchise or libertyplay

  Familiarity information: QUO WARRANTO used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


QUO WARRANTO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office or franchise or liberty

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("quo warranto" is a kind of...):

hearing ((law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)


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