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In old English law. Quit; acquitted; discharged. A word used by the clerk of the pipe, and auditors in the exchequer, in their acquittances or discharges given to accountants; usually concluding with an abinde reccssit quietus, (hath gone quit thereof,) which was called a "quietus est." Cowell. In modern law, the word denotes an acquittance or discharge; as of an executor or … [Read more...] about QUIETUS

(A) conveyancing. By the laws of Connecticut, it is the common practice there for the owner of land to execute a quit claim deed to a purchaser who has neither possession nor pretense of claim, and as by the laws of that state the delivery of the deed amounts to the delivery of possession, this operates as a conveyance without warranty. It is, however, essential that the land … [Read more...] about QUIT CLAIM

In old English law. Quitrent Spelman. See QUITRENT. Qnilibet potest rennneiare juri pre se introdneto. Every one may renounce or relinquish a right introduced for his own benefit 2 Inst 183; Wing. Max. p. 483, max. 123; 4 Bl. Comm. 317. … [Read more...] about QUIETUS REDDITUS

In French marine law. Keel; the keel of a vessel. Ord. Mar. liv. 3, tit 6, art 8. … [Read more...] about QUILLE

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