Category: Q

words there is no ambiguity, then no exposition contrary to the words is to be made.

Lat. In Roman law. The fourth part; the quarter of any number. measure, or quantity. Hence an heir to the fourth part of the inheritance was called “hwres ex quadrante.” Also a

L. Lat. The plaintiff did not find a pledge. A return formerly made by a sheriff to a writ requiring him to take security of the plaintiff to prosecute his claim. Cowell.

of a statute are special, but the reason or object of it general, the statute Is to be construed generally. 10 Coke, 1016.

In mining law. An open excavation where the works are visible at the surface; a place or pit where stone, slate, marble, etc., is dug out or separated from a mass of

A worthless woman; a strumpet. Obsolete.

Lat. “Who as well .” Au actiou brought by au informer, uuder a statute which establishes a peualty for the commission or oniissiou of a certain act, aud provides that the same

Lat. To quit, acquit, discharge, or save harmless. A formal word iu old deeds of donation and other conveyances. Cowell.

An abbreviation of “acquittance ;” a release, (q. v.)

Which note; which mark. A reporter’s note in the old books, directing attention to a point or rule. Dyer, 23. Quod nullius esse potest id ut alicu- jus fieret nulla obligatio valet

Of how many kiuds; how many fold. A term of frequent occurrence in Sheppard’s Touchstone.

An angular measure of ninety degrees.

An indulgence or remission of penance, sold by the pope.

Lat. The name of an action in the civil lnw, (and in Louisiana,) brought by the purchaser of an article, for a reduction of the agreed price on account of defects in

A liquid measure, containing one-fourth part of a gallon.

A woman who possesses the sovereignty and royal power in a country under a monarchical form of government. The wife of a king.

Lat. Because; whereas; inasmuch as.

Lat. In old English law. Quitclaim. Bract, fol. 336.

Lat. With what intention or motive. Used sometimes as a substantive. in lieu of the single word “animus,” design or motive. “The quo animo is the real subject of inquiry.” 1 Kent,

That he permit In old English law. A writ which lay for the heir of him that was disseised of his common of pasture, against the heir of the disseisor. Cowell.