Latin: As to sacred things; for religious purposes. Qnocnmque modo velit; qnocnmqne modo possit. In any way he wishes; in any way he can. Clason v. Bailey, 14 Johns. (N. Y.) 484, 492. Quod a qnoque poense nomine exactnm est id eidem restituexe nemo cogitnr. That which has been exacted as a penalty no one is obliged to restore. Dig. 50, 17, 46. Quod ab initio non valet in tractn … [Read more...]

Latin, meaning What is not valid in the beginning does not become valid by time. … [Read more...]

That the bill be quashed. The coinnion-law form of a judgment sustaining a plea in abatement, where the proceeding is by bill, i.e., by a capias instead of by original writ. … [Read more...]

L. Latin: To quitclaim or renounce all pretensions of right and title. Bract fols. … [Read more...]

(verb) - To leave; remove from; surrender possession of; as when a tenant "quits" the premises or receives a "notice to-quit". Notice to quit. A written notice given by a landlord to his tenant, stating that the former desires to repossess himself of the demised premises, and that the latter is required to quit and remove from the same at a time designated, either at the … [Read more...]