A jail which used to be appropriated to the debtors and criminals confined under process or by authority of the superior courts at Westminster, the high court of admiralty, and also to persons imprisoned under the bankrupt law. … [Read more...] about QUEEN’S PRISON
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QUI FACIT PER ALIUM FACIT PER SE
Latin meaning He who acts through another acts himself. … [Read more...] about QUI FACIT PER ALIUM FACIT PER SE
QUEM REDITUM REDDIT
L. Lat. An old writ which lay where a rent-charge or other rent which was not rent service was granted by fine holding of the grantor. If the tenant would not attorn, then the grantee might have had this writ Old Nat. Brev. 126. Quemadntodum ad qusestionem fact! non respondent Indices, ita ad quaestionem juris non respondent juratores. In the same manner that judges do not … [Read more...] about QUEM REDITUM REDDIT
QUI HAERET IN LITERA HAERET IN CORTICE
Latin meaning He who stices to the letter, sticks to the bark. … [Read more...] about QUI HAERET IN LITERA HAERET IN CORTICE
QUENTO EXACTUS
In old practice. Called or exacted the fifth time. A return made by the sheriff, after a defendant had been proclaimed, required, or exacted in five county courts successively, and failed to appear, upon which he was outlawed by the coroners of the county. 3 BL Comm. 283. … [Read more...] about QUENTO EXACTUS