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Legal definition of Writ of Quo-warranto

legal definition of Writ of Quo-warranto

 

The word Quo-Warranto is a Latin word which means "by what warrants?"

Writ of Quo-warranto is issued with a view to restraining a person from acting in a public office to which it is not entitled. The writ of quo- warranto is used to prevent illegal assumption of any public office or usurpation of any public office by anybody.

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