Quo warranto

·- A writ brought before a proper tribunal, to inquire by what warrant a person or a corporation acts, or exercises certain powers.

quo
quō, adv. [prop. dat. or abl. of qui]. I Where (rare but class.): respondit, se nescire, quo loci e...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
quo
quō (1) adv.and conj.I dat.and abl.of 1 qui. I I. Locat.and abl.uses, of place, only with loci or...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
Status quo
·- The state in which anything is already. The phrase is also used retrospectively, as when, on a tr...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Status in quo
·- ·Alt. of Status quo. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language