quo warranto

quo warranto
quo war·ran·to /'kwō-wə-'ran-tō, -'rän-/ n [Medieval Latin, by what warrant; from the wording of the writ]
1: an extraordinary writ requiring a person or corporation to show by what right or authority a public office or franchise is held or exercised
2: a proceeding in the nature of a writ of quo warranto for determining by what authority or right an office or franchise is held or exercised and seeking as an extraordinary remedy the discontinuance of an unlawful exercise of office or franchise

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

quo warranto
'by what authority', the name of an obsolete writ issued by the King's Bench to demand to know the authority by which a person held a public office.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


quo warranto
(kwoh wahr-rahn-toe) Latin for "by what warrant." The name for a writ (order) used to challenge another's right to either public or corporate office or to challenge actions that are not authorized by a corporation charter (articles of incorporation).
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Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


quo warranto
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.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


quo warranto
A legal proceeding during which an individual's right to hold an office or governmental privilege is challenged.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


quo warranto
I
A legal proceeding during which an individual's right to hold an office or governmental privilege is challenged.
 II An action whereby one is required to show by what right he exercises a public office, franchise or liberty; a writ bringing the person into court on such action.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

quo warranto
[kwoh wahr-rahn-toe]
n.
   the name for a writ (order) used to challenge another's right to either public or corporate office or challenge the legality of a corporation to its charter (articles).
   See also: corporation, writ

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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