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has gloss	(noun) a hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office or franchise or liberty quo warranto
has gloss	eng: Quo warranto (Medieval Latin for "by what warrant?") is a prerogative writ requiring the person to whom it is directed to show what authority he has for exercising some right or power (or "franchise") he claims to hold.
lexicalization	eng: Quo Warranto
subclass of	(noun) (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence hearing

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has category	(noun) the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" law, jurisprudence
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