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quantum meruit |
: (kwahn-tuhm mare-ooh-it) n. Latin for "as much as he dese |
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quash |
v. to annul or set aside. In law, a motion to quash asks th |
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quasi |
: (kway-zeye, kwah-zee) adj., adv. from Latin for "as if," |
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quasi contract |
n. a situation in which there is an obligation as if there |
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quasi in rem |
adj. referring to a legal action which is primarily based o |
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quasi-criminal |
adj. a reference to a court's right to punish for actions o |
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quasi-judicial |
adj., adv. referring to the actions of an agency, boards or |
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Queen's Bench |
n. 1) the highest court in Great Britain during the reign o |
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query |
n. common lawyer lingo for a question to be answered. |
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question of law |
n. an issue arising in a lawsuit or criminal prosecution wh |
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qui tam action |
: (kwee tam) n. from Latin for "who as well," a lawsuit bro |
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quid pro quo |
: (kwid proh kwoh) n. Latin for "something for something," |
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quiet enjoyment |
n. the right to enjoy and use premises (particularly a resi |
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quit |
v. to leave, used in a written notice to a tenant to leave |
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quitclaim deed |
n. a real property deed which transfers (conveys) only that |
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quo warranto |
(kwoh wahr-rahn-toe) n. the name for a writ (order) used to |
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quorum |
n. the number of people required to be present before a mee |
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