quo warranto
/ˌkwəʊ wəˈræntəʊ/noun
उच्चारण क्वो वरैन्टो
अधिकार-पृच्छा (रिट)
Advanced word
noun
- 1
[U] law
an order from a court asking a person to show by what legal right he or she holds a public office
अधिकार-पृच्छा (रिट)
- A writ of quo warranto was filed against the appointment of the vice chancellor.
- The court can remove a person from office through quo warranto if the appointment was illegal.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: quo warranto can be issued only for a substantive public office created by law, not for a private or ministerial office.
Usage में quo warranto केवल कानून द्वारा बनाए गए स्थायी सार्वजनिक पद के लिए जारी हो सकता है, किसी निजी या ministerial पद के लिए नहीं।
⌂Word origin and word building
From Latin, meaning 'by what authority'.
यह Latin से आया है, जिसका अर्थ है 'किस अधिकार से'।