information in the nature of quo warranto
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A remedy often considered to be the same as quo warranto, although actually a remedy substituted for the latter, an older remedy under writ of quo warranto. 44 Am J1st Quo W § 2. A common law proceeding more modern than the writ of quo warranto, and properly a criminal prosecution, instituted not only to fine a usurper, but to oust him from an office, franchise, or liberty. 44 Am J1st Quo W § 3. See quo warranto.
Ballentine's law dictionary.
Anderson, W.S..
1998.
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