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WRIT QUO WARRANTO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-04-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Rules of Court
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- usurpation of office
1, record 1, English, usurpation%20of%20office
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- quo warranto 2, record 1, English, quo%20warranto
correct, Latin, noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The writ of quo warranto has been abolished in a few Canadian jurisdictions and is seldomly used in others. 3, record 1, English, - usurpation%20of%20office
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Règles de procédure
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- usurpation de fonctions
1, record 1, French, usurpation%20de%20fonctions
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- quo warranto 2, record 1, French, quo%20warranto
correct, Latin, masculine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En ce qui concerne le quo warranto, ce recours possède aussi une finalité unique. Il est le recours approprié lorsqu'une personne occupe ou exerce sans droit soit une fonction publique, soit une fonction dans une personne morale de droit public ou privé, dans un organisme public ou dans une association au sens du Code civil [du Québec]. Ce recours vise ainsi à obtenir la destitution d'une personne qui occupe illégalement une telle fonction ainsi que son remplacement par une tierce personne si la preuve démontre que cette dernière y a droit. 3, record 1, French, - usurpation%20de%20fonctions
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La désignation «quo warranto» est de plus en plus remplacée par la désignation «usurpation de fonctions» dans la législation canadienne. C'est d'ailleurs le nom du recours établi dans le Code de procédure civile du Québec. 4, record 1, French, - usurpation%20de%20fonctions
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-02-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Rules of Court
- Electoral Systems and Political Parties
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- application in the nature of quo warranto
1, record 2, English, application%20in%20the%20nature%20of%20quo%20warranto
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
quo warranto(by what authority), a high prerogative writ by the Crown against one who claimed or usurped any office, franchise or liberty, to inquire by what authority he supported his claim. 1, record 2, English, - application%20in%20the%20nature%20of%20quo%20warranto
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Règles de procédure
- Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- requête en quo warranto
1, record 2, French, requ%C3%AAte%20en%20quo%20warranto
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
quo warranto : Par quelle autorité. Bref de prérogative émis contre une personne qui exerce sans droit une charge publique. 2, record 2, French, - requ%C3%AAte%20en%20quo%20warranto
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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