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QUERELA

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Lat. An action preferred in any court of justice. The plaintiff was called "querens," or complainant and his brief, complaint, or declaration was called querela." Jacob. … [Read more...]

QUARTEROON

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One who has had one of his grand parents of the black or African race. … [Read more...]

QUASI-COMMUNITY PROPERTY

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When a married couple moves to a community property state from a non-community property state, the property which the couple acquired together within and under the rules of the non-community property state may be called quasi-community property. It is treated the same as community property. … [Read more...]

QUARTO DIE POST

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Latin: On the fourth day after. Appearance day, In the former English practice, the defendant being allowed four days, inclusive, from the return of the writ, to make his appearance. … [Read more...]

QUASH

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practice. To overthrow or annul. 2. When proceedings are clearly irregular and void the courts will quash them, both in civil and criminal cases: for example, when the array is clearly irregular, as if the jurors have been selected by persons not authorized by law, it will be quashed. 3 Bouv. Inst. n. 3342. 3. In criminal cases, when an indictment is so defective that no … [Read more...]

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