Latin Terms and Phrases - A

Latin Terms and Phrases - A

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Pro rataIn proportion.266
Pro tantoto the extent specified267
Pro tempore / pro temfor the time being.267
Quando lex aliquid alicul concedit conceWhen law gives a person anything it gives him that without which it can not exist.308
Quantum meruitReasonable value of services268
QuasiThe term ‘quasi’ used before a noun makes the application of that noun flexible to some extent. The...291
Quasi-contractA quasi-contract is not a contract though it seems to be a contract. A contract that means that a man...308
Quo warranto The meaning of the term is ‘by what authority’. A prerogative writ issued by the Crown against one...333
Ratio Decidendi The reasons for the decision; the essential legal reasoning for the decision in a case. The binding precedent...328
Res judicata “A matter which is adjudicated cannot be readjudicated”. The legal principle common to many municipal...345