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QUACK . One, who, without sufficient knowledge, study or previous preparation, and ...
QUADRANS civil law. The fourth part of the whole. Hence the heir ...
QUADRANT . In angular measures, a quadrant is equal to ninety degrees. ...
QUADRIENNIUM UTILE Scotch law. The four years of a minor between his age ...
QUADRIPARTITE . Having four parts, or divided into four parts; as, this ...
QUADROON A person who is descended from a white person, and another ...
QUADRUPLICATION pleading. Formerly this word was used instead of surrebutter. 1 Bro. ...
QUAE EST EADEM, pleading. Which is the same. 2. When the defendant in ...
QUAERE practice. A word frequently used to denote that an inquiry ought ...
QUAERENS NON INVENIT PLEGIUM, practice. The plaintiff has not found pledge. The return made by ...
QUAESTIO Rom. civ. law. A sort of commission (ad quaerendum) to inquire ...
QUAESTOR . The name of a magistrate of ancient Rome. ...
QUAKERS . A sect of Christians. 2. Formerly they were much ...
QUALIFICATION . Having the requisite qualities for a thing; as, to be ...
QUALIFIED . This term is frequently used in law. A man ...
QUALIFIED FEE estates. One which has a qualification subjoined to it, and which ...
QUALIFIED INDORSEMENT . A transfer of a bill of exchange or promissory note ...
QUALITY persons. The state or condition of a person. 2. Two ...
QUALITY pleading. That which distinguishes one thing from another of the same ...
QUAMDIU SE BENE GESSERIT . As long as he shall behave himself well. A clause ...
QUANDO ACCIDERENT pleading, practice. When they may happen. When a de-fendant, executor, or ...
QUANTI MINORIS . The name of a particular action in Louisiana. An action ...
QUANTITY, pleading. That which is susceptible of measure. 2. It is ...
QUANTUM DAMNIFICATUS equity practice. An issue directed by a court of equity to ...
QUANTUM MERUIT pleading. As much as he has deserved. When a person employs ...
QUANTUM VALEBAT pleading. As much as it was worth. When goods are sold, ...
QUARANTINE commerce, crim. law. The space of forty days, or a less ...
QUARANTINE inheritances, rights. The space of forty days during which a widow ...
QUARE pleadings. Wherefore. This word is sometimes used in the writ in ...
QUARE CLAUSUM FREGIT . Wherefore he broke the close. In actions of trespass to ...
QUARE EJECIT INFRA TERMINUM . Wherefore did he eject within the term. The name of ...
QUARE IMPEDIT Eng. eccl. law. The name of a writ directed by the ...
QUARE OBSTRUXIT . The name of a writ formerly used in favor ...
QUARREL . A dispute; a difference. In law, particularly in releases, which ...
QUARRY . A place whence stones are dug for the purpose ...
QUART measures. A quart is a liquid measure containing one-fourth part of ...
QUARTER . A measure of length, equal to four inches. Vide Measure. ...
QUARTER DAY . One of the four days of the year on ...
QUARTER DOLLAR money. A silver coin of the United States of the value ...
QUARTER EAGLE money. A gold coin of the United States of the value ...
QUARTER SEAL . The seal kept by the director of the chancery ...
QUARTER SESSIONS A court bearing this name, mostly invested with the trial of ...
QUARTER YEAR . In the computation of time, a quarter year consists of ...
QUARTERING OF SOLDIERS . The constitution of the United States, Amendm. art. 3, provides ...
QUARTEROON . One who has had one of his grand parents ...
QUARTO DIE POST . The fourth day inclusive after the return day of the ...
QUASI . A Latin word in frequent use in the civil ...
QUASI CORPORATIONS . This term is applied to such bodies or municipal socie-ties, ...
QUASI DELICT civil law. An act whereby a person, without malice, but by ...
QUASI OFFENCES torts, civil law. Those acts which, although not committed by the ...
QUASI PARTNERS . Partners of lands, goods, or chattels, who are not actual ...
QUASI POSTHUMOUS CHILD civil law. One who, born during the life of his grand ...
QUASI PURCHASE . This term is used in the civil law to ...
QUASI TRADITION civil law. A term used to designate that a person is ...
QUASI-AFINITY . A term used in the civil law to designate ...
QUASI-CONTRACTUS . A term used in the civil law. A quasi-contract is ...
QUATUORVIRI . Among the Romans these were magistrates who had the care ...
QUAY estates. A wharf at which to load or land goods, ...
QUE EST MESME . Which is the same. Vide Quce est eadem. ...
QUE ESTATE . These words literally translated signify quem statum, or which estate. ...
QUEAN . A worthless woman a strumpet. The meaning of this ...
QUEEN . There are several kinds of queens in some countries. ...
QUERELA . An action preferred in any court of justice, in ...
QUESTION punishment, crm. law. A means sometimes employed, in some countries, by ...
QUESTION evidence. An interrogation put to a witness, requesting him to declare ...
QUESTION practice. A point on which the parties are not agreed, and ...
QUESTOR or QUAESTOR civil law. A name which was given to two distinct classes ...
QUI TAM remedies. Who as well. When a statute imposes a penalty, for ...
QUIA pleadings. Because. This word is considered a term of affirmation. It ...
QUIA EMPTORES . A name sometimes given to the English Statute of Westminster, ...
QUIA TIMET remedies. Because he fears. According to Lord Coke, "there be six ...
QUIBBLE . A slight difficulty raised without necessity or propriety; a cavil. ...
QUICK WITH CHILD, or QUICKENING med. jurisp. The motion of the foetus, when felt by the ...
QUID PRO QUO . This phrase signifies verbatim, what for what. It is applied ...
QUIDAM French law. Some, one; somebody. This Latin word is used to ...
QUIET ENJOYMENT . In leases there are frequently covenants by which the lessor ...
QUIETUS Eng. law. A discharge; an acquittance. 2. It is an ...
QUINTAL . A weight of one hundred pounds ...
QUINTO EXACTUS Eng. law. The fifth call or last requisition of a defendant ...
QUIT CLAIM conveyancing. By the laws of Connecticut, it is the common practice ...
QUIT CLAIM contracts. A release or acquittal of a man from all claims ...
QUIT RENT . A rent paid by the tenant of the freehold, ...
QUO ANIMO . The intent; the mind with which a thing has ...
QUO MlNUS . The name of a writ. In England, when the ...
QUO WARRANTO remedies. By what authority or warrant. The name of a writ ...
QUOAD HOC . As to this; with respect to this. A term ...
QUOD COMPUTET . The name of an interlocutory judgment in an action of ...
QUOD CUM pleading; It is a general rule in pleading, regulating alike every ...
QUOD DAMNUM Eng. law. The name of a writ issuing out of ...
QUOD EI DEFORCEAT Engl. law. The name of a writ given by Stat. Westmin. ...
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