A term used in the West Indies to designate a person one of whose parents was a white person and the other a quadroon. Also spelled "qulntroon." See Daniel v. Guy, 19 Ark. 13L … [Read more...] about QUINTERONE
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QUIET TITLE ACTION
A lawsuit to decide ultimately who owns a parcel of real estate and quiet any further ownership disputes. … [Read more...] about QUIET TITLE ACTION
QUINTO EXACTUS
Eng. law. The fifth call or last requisition of a defendant sued to outlawry. … [Read more...] about QUINTO EXACTUS
QUIETARE
L. Latin: To quit acquit, discharge, or save harmless. A formal word in old deeds of donation and other conveyances. Cowell. … [Read more...] about QUIETARE
QUIRE OF DOVER
In English law. A record In the exchequer, showing the tenures for guarding and repairing Dover Castle, and determining the services' of the Cinque Porte. 3 How. State Tr. 868. … [Read more...] about QUIRE OF DOVER