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Of how many kinds; how many fold. A term of frequent occurrence in Sheppard's Touchstone. … [Read more...] about QUOTUPLEX

Latin, meaning What is first is more true; and what is prior in time is stronger in law. … [Read more...] about QUOD PRIUS EST VERIUS EST ET QUOD PRIUS EST TEMPORE POTIUS EST JURE

A Latin adverb, which signifies how long, how far, until. 2. In old conveyances it is used as a word of limitation. 10 Co. 41. 3. In practice it is the name of an execution which is to have force until the defendant shall do a certain thing. Of this kind is the capias ad satisfaciendum, by virtue of which the body of the defendant is taken into execution, and he is imprisoned … [Read more...] about QUOUSQUE

Certain established rents of the freeholders and ancient copyholders of manors are denominated "qultrents," because thereby the tenant goes quit and free of all other services. 3 Cruise, Dig. 314. … [Read more...] about QUITRENT

In English law. The name of a writ given by St Westm. 2, 13 Edw. I. c. 4, to the owners of a particular estate, as for life, in dower, by the curtesy, or in fee-tail, who were barred of the right of possession by a recovery had against them through their default or nonappearance in a possessory action, by which the right was restored to him who had been thus unwarily deforced … [Read more...] about QUOD EI DEFORCEAT