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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quo warranto

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
quo war-ran-to
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A legal proceeding used to challenge the right of an individual or corporation to hold a public office or to exercise a certain franchise or privilege.

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin quō warrantō (“by what warrant”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: quō warrantō

Inflected Forms

quo warrantos (plural)

Questions

What does quo warranto mean?
A legal proceeding used to challenge the right of an individual or corporation to hold a public office or to exercise a certain franchise or privilege.
Where does quo warranto come from?
Borrowed from Medieval Latin quō warrantō (“by what warrant”).

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