Latin for Lawyers

QUA

QUA Whereby, by which route or means. Also, in which way. Also, in the nature of. QUAELIBET JURISDICTIO CANCELLOS SUOS HABET No jurisdiction can exceed its limits. QUAERE [L. quaero , quaerere / to seek, to want to know, to inquire] An inquiry, a question, the search for an answer. In a legal article or text, the use of this word indicates that the writer is introducing an inquiry into some issue or question. Example: “ Quaere: What do we mean by the term proxi mate cause ?” QUAERENS NIHIL CAPIAT PER BILLAM Let the plaintiff recover nothing by his complaint. QUAESTIO FACTI A question of fact. QUAESTIO JURIS A question of law. QUALIFICATION [L. qualis / of what sort or kind; having some quality] A prerequisite or condition. A defined skill, as for a job or office. A limit or boundary. QUALIFIED, QUALIFY [L. qualis / what kind of, what sort of] To make less general and more specific. To describe a thing by its essential attributes. To meet a required standard, as for a job or office. To acquire the right to exercise a special power or license, as to qualify to practice a medical specialty. In the law, the word often conveys the sense of limitation or restric tion. Examples: A qualified stock option is a right given to an employee to purchase shares of a corporation under terms that qualify for special treat ment under the Internal Revenue Code. A qualified voter is a citizen who has satisfied all the requirements for voting. A qualified acceptance in the law of contracts is an acceptance of an offer which changes or modifies the terms of

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