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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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noun
a hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office or franchise or liberty
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: hearing
History
Borrowed from Medieval Latin quō warrantō (“by what warrant”).
