L. Latin: In old English law. Quitclaim. Bract fol. 33b. … [Read more...]

In Roman law. Ownership held by a title recognized by the municipal law, in an object also recognized by that law, and in the strict character of a Roman citizen. "Roman law originally only recognized one kind of dominion, called, emphatically, 'quiritary dominion.' Gradually, however, certain real rights arose which, though they failed to satisfy all the elements of the … [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...]

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...]