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QUO WARRANTO

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DEFINITION

Latin for "by what warrant (or authority)?" A writ quo warranto is used to challenge a person's right to hold a public or corporate office. A state may also use a quo warrantoaction to revoke a corporation's charter. 

ILLUSTRATIVE CASELAW

See, e.g. First Nat. Bank in St. Louis v. Missouri, 263 U.S. 640 (1924).

SEE ALSO

• Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 81(a)(4)

DEFINITION FROM NOLO’S PLAIN-ENGLISH LAW DICTIONARY

(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).

Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.

August 19, 2010, 5:23 pm