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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Quo warranto

/(kwō` wŏr*răn"tō̇)/ · Quo· war·ran·to · IPA
01 A writ brought before a proper tribunal, to inquire by what warrant a person or a corporation acts, or exercises certain powers.
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    A writ brought before a proper tribunal, to inquire by what warrant a person or a corporation acts, or exercises certain powers.(Law)