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Quo warranto

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004096

A legal proceeding challenging an individual's right to hold a public office or corporate franchise. The Latin phrase means "by what warrant or authority." This action seeks to determine by what lawful authority a person exercises a power or holds an office, and if no such authority exists, to remove them. It is a prerogative writ, historically issued by a sovereign.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004096
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004096",
  "term": "Quo warranto",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A legal proceeding challenging an individual's right to hold a public office or corporate franchise. The Latin phrase means \"by what warrant or authority.\" This action seeks to determine by what lawful authority a person exercises a power or holds an office, and if no such authority exists, to remove them. It is a prerogative writ, historically issued by a sovereign.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/quo-warranto/"
}

Record 4,145 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.