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law
'by what warrant', a writ or action brought by the king or his officers to require a person to prove that the rights they are exercising are lawfully theirs:
(
1269-97
)
sire Hughe de Cressingham prist le avauntdit hospital en la mayn le roy par le quo waranto en eyre des justices
111
(
c.1292;
MS: c.1300
)
Mes tauntost facent nos attournez purchacer nos brefs sur eux del quo warranto, par les queus brefs il soint premerement somouns, qe il veignent a respoundre a certeyns jours
i 77
(
1293
)
Hue de Lowiere, le serjaunt le roy, pur le roy porta le quo warrento ver B., par queu garrant yl clama tenyr play de la coroune
20-21 Ed I 423
waranto (1269-97)