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QUAERE

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practice. A word frequently used to denote that an inquiry ought to be made of a doubtful thing. … [Read more...]

QUAERENS NON INVENIT PLEGIUM

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Lat. The plaintiff did not find a pledge. A return1 formerly made by a sheriff to a writ requiring him to take security of the plaintiff to prosecute his claim. Cowell. Quarere dat ampere qua sunt logitima ere. Litt. 443. To inquire into them, is the way to know what things are truly lawful. … [Read more...]

QUADRANTATA TERRAE

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In old English law. A measure of land, variously described as a quarter of an acre or the fourth part of a yard-land. … [Read more...]

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