Latin for Lawyers

L ATIN FOR L AWYERS

QUOD CURIA CONSESSIT Which the court granted. QUOD ERAT DEMONSTRANDUM (Q.E.D.) [L. quod + sum , esse / to be + demonstro, demonstrare / to point out, show clearly, prove] Literally, that which was to be proved. The proposition, issue or question requiring proof. QUOD ERAT FACIENDUM (Q.E.F.) [L. quod + esse + facere / to do or make] Literally, that which was to be done. QUOD NON APPARET NON EST What is not clear or apparent is deemed not to exist. QUOD RECUPERET That he recover. QUOD VIDE (Q.V.) [L. quod / with respect to the fact that, whereas + vide , videre / to see] Literally, which see. A phrase following a portion of text which is used by an author to show that he has used the same words in an earlier portion of the text. QUO JURE [L. quo + ius , iuris / right or law] By what right? What is your authority? A kind of writ which required the plaintiff to state the basis for his claim of title or right. QUO MINUS [L. quo + minor / comparative of parvus / small, less; by the less; because of the less] Before a claimant could initiate a claim in Chancery, he had to allege that the defendant’s actions were making the plaintiff less able to pay his obligations to the King. QUORUM [L. qui / who, whom (plural)] Originally, the commission issued to a justice of the peace entitling him to hold court. Also, the number of English justices of the peace who were required to be in attendance before they could lawfully convene. The number of its members required to permit a body — e.g., an appellate court, a com mittee, a legislative body, a board, the shareholders of a corporation — to conduct business, usually a majority of the whole.

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