quo warranto

Noun
  1. A hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office or franchise or liberty (synset 101203347)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: hearing - (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

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