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quo warranto Definition

quo· war·ranto (kwō wə rantō, -rän-)

quo warranto Law Definition

Latin

  1. A common law writ inquiring into the authority by which a public official claims his/her office.
  2. A state action with the intent of revoking the charter of a corporation that has abused or for a long period failed to exercise its franchise.

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