In English law . A writ which lay against a bishop who, within six months after the vacation of a benefice, conferred it on his clerk, while two others were […]
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QUARE INTRUSIT
A writ that formerly lay where the lord proffered a suitable marriage to his ward, who rejected it, and entered into the land, and married another, the value of his […]
QUARE NON ADMISIT
In English law . A writ to recover damages against a bishop who does not admit a plaintiff’s clerk. It is, however, rarely or never necessary; for It is said […]
QUARE NON PERMITTIT
An ancient writ, which lay for one who had a right to present to a church for a turn against the proprietary . Fleta, 1. 5, c. 6.
QUARE OBSTRUXIT
of a statute are special, but the reason or object of it general, the statute Is to be construed generally. 10 Coke, 1016.
QUARENTENA TERRiE
A furlong. Co. Litt. 56.
QUARREL
This word Is said to extend not only to real and personal actions, but also to the causes of actions and suits; so that by the release of all “quarrels,” […]
QUARRY
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 […]
QUART
A liquid measure, containing one-fourth part of a gallon.
QUARTA DIVI PII
In Roman law. That portion of a testator’s estate which he was required by law to leave to a child whom he had adopted and afterwards emancipated or unjustly disinherited, […]
QUARTA FALCIDIA
In Roman law. That portion of a testator’s estate which, by the Falcidian law . was required to be left to the heir, amounting to at least one-fourth. See Mackeld. […]
QUARTER
The fourth part of anything, especially of a year. Also a length of four inches. In England, a measure of corn, generally reckoned at eight bushels, though subject to local […]
QUARTER SESSIONS
In English law . A criminal court held before two or more justices of the peace, (one of whom must be of the quorum,) in every county, once in every […]
QUARTER-ON-QUARTER
The seperation of an asset that is intangible and is divided into four quarters or equal pieces. An example is dividing the ownership of a property among four parties.
QUARTER-SECTION
This describes an area of land that is usually 160 acres.
QUARTERING
In English criminal law . The dividing a criminal’s body into quarters, after execution. A part of the punishment of high treason. 4 Bl. Comm. 93.
QUARTERING SOLDIERS
The act of a government in billeting or assigning soldiers to private houses, without the consent of the owners of such houses, and requiring such owners to supply them with […]
QUARTERIZATION
Quartering of criminals.
QUARTERLY
A report or document that is released or repeated 4 times a year. It is done every 3 months. The documents or reports are produced evenly over the period of […]
QUARTERLY COURTS
A system of courts in Kentucky possessing a limited original jurisdiction In civil cases and appellate jurisdiction from justices of the peace.
QUARTERLY REPORT
A report on company practices or finances that is released at quarterly intervals. The report is usually made available to stock holders and interested parties.
QUARTERLY SERVICES SURVEY
The Census Bureau will produce a survey every quarter that is cinsidered to be an indicator of the trends in an economy. The survey provides estimates of the revenue from […]
QUARTERONE
In the Spanish and French West Indies, a quadroon, that is, a person one of whose parents was white and the other a mulatto. See Daniel v. Guy, 19 Ark. […]
QUARTILE
One of the points of data that divides a range of population or data into four parts.
QUARTO DIE POST
Lat. On the fourth day after. Appearance day , in the former English practice, the defendant being allowed four days, inclusive, from the return of the writ, to make his […]