| NOUN | act | quo warranto | a hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office or franchise or liberty |
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| Meaning | A hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office or franchise or liberty. | |
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| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | 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 |
| Spanish | quo warranto | |
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