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noun(quo war-ran-to)an English writ formerly requiring a person to show by what authority he exercises a public office, franchise, or liberty
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noun(quo war-ran-to)a legal proceeding for a like purpose begun by an information
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noun(quo war-ran-to)the legal action begun by a quo warranto
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Latin phrase(quo war-ran-to)where are you going?
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adverb(quo war-ran-to)in the former or same state
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noun(quo war-ran-to)something given or received for something else; also : a deal arranging a quid pro quo
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noun(quo war-ran-to)something that is given to you or done for you in return for something you have given to or done for someone else
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noun(quo war-ran-to)the existing state of affairs
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noun(quo war-ran-to)the current situation : the way things are now
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noun(quo war-ran-to)the state of affairs that existed previously
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noun(quo war-ran-to)a point of origin
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noun(quo war-ran-to)a first limiting point in time
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Latin quotation from the apocryphal Acts of {i_link|Peter|Peter}(quo war-ran-to)Lord, where are you going? —said by St. Peter who when fleeing persecution in Rome meets the risen Christ returning there to be crucified again
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Latin phrase(quo war-ran-to)place in which : the place where a legal cause of action arose
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Latin noun phrase(quo war-ran-to)state in which : the existing state of affairs