Term: quo warranto: a hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office or franchise or liberty
Candidate hypernym: hearing: (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence → 1
Candidate hypernym: trade acceptance: a bill of exchange for a specific purchase; drawn on the buyer by the seller and bearing the buyer's acceptance → 0
Candidate hypernym: first lady: the wife of a chief executive → 0
Candidate hypernym: herb robert: a sticky low herb with small reddish-purple flowers; widespread in the northern hemisphere → 0
Candidate hypernym: double reverse: (American football) a running play in which a first reverse is followed by a second reverse → 0
Candidate hypernym: cocktail: a short mixed drink → 0
Candidate hypernym: irish moss: dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America → 0
Candidate hypernym: ice crystal: small crystals of ice → 0
Candidate hypernym: paraplegia: paralysis of the lower half of the body (most often as a result of trauma) → 0
Candidate hypernym: flat: a shallow box in which seedlings are started → 0
Candidate hypernym: hypophosphoric acid: a crystalline tetrabasic acid (H4P2O6) → 0