Qualified Terminable Interest Property; trust for wealthy families where a surviving spouse can place money into a trust to delay payment of estate taxes. The surviving spouse may use of the trust property tax-free and taxes are deferred until the death of the surviving spouse dies and when the trust property is received by the final trust beneficiaries. … [Read more...] about QTIP TRUST
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QUADRUPLICATIO
Lat. In the civil law. A pleading on the part of a defendant, corresponding to the rebutter at common law. The third pleading on the part of the defendant. Inst 4, 14, 3; 3 BL Comm. 310. Qnss ab hostibns capiuntur, statlm ca-pientinm Hunt. 2 Burrows, 693. Things which are taken from enemies immediately become the property of the captors. Qnss ab initio inntilis fnit institute, … [Read more...] about QUADRUPLICATIO
QUA
Lat. Considered as; in the character or capacity of. For example, "the trustee qua trustee [that is, in his character aa trustee].is not liable," etc. Lat. … [Read more...] about QUA
QUADRUPLICATION
pleading. Formerly this word was used instead of surrebutter. … [Read more...] about QUADRUPLICATION
QUACK
One, who, without sufficient knowledge, study or previous preparation, and without the diploma of some college or university, undertakes to practice medicine or surgery, under the pretense that he possesses secrets in those arts. 2. He is criminally answerable for his unskillful practice, and also, civilly to his patient in certain cases. Vide Mala praxis; Physician. … [Read more...] about QUACK