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Category: Q

QUIET TITLE

a suit brought about to obtain a determination as to the title of a certain piece of property.

QUALIFIED OATH

an oath that is taken under some circumstances that will modify and reduce its forcefulness.

QUERULOUS

This term means to be full of complaints, be a habitual complainer, to continually find fault and to be peevish.

QUALIFICATIONS

the term that describes a person’s attributes that are needed for a certain job or position.

QUOTIENT

a term that means the result of division.

QUESTION LEADING

a question asked of a witness by the attorney that suggests the answer to be given.

QUIETING THE TITLE

a court proceeding to remove a cloud from a property title. See cloud on title.

QUAE EST EADEM

a Latin phrase that means that the 2 things that appear to be different on the surface are actually the same matter.

QUI TAM ACTION

a Latin term for the legal action to collect a penalty through supplied information.

QUASI-LOAN

An agreement that is between two parties where one party will borrow money from the other. The agreement is that the money will be paid back in the future but there are

QUINCUNX BOARD

Frank Galton invented this in the 1890’s in the UK. A tool that is used to represent and to create a frequency distribution. It has boards and pegs through which they pass

QUALIFIED PRIVILEGE

1. A privilegde, that if used properly, can protect its holder for failure to perform a certain act. 2. The defense in an act of defamation thatb it was made free from

QUALITATIVE REQUIREMENTS

A list of requirements that do not include strict measurements as yet. This data will be used before any actual measureme ts or dimensions are set down.

QUALITY MANAGEMENT

The activities of management that will create a quality control policy. A department will determine and manage all aspects of quality control to maintain quality and to continue to improve it.

QUANTIFIABLE

A way of assessing the performance of a company through ratios. The ratios are from measurable factors available during the processing method.

QUANTITY THEORY OF MONEY

A concept used in economics that states that the m oney supply willaffect the level of economy and the rate of inflation.

QUATERNARY INDUSTRY

Through the use of modern technology, information is researched and developed in order to provide the information to other industries.

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