CERTUM AN ET QUANTUM DEBEATUR?

certum an et quantum debeatur?(s<<schwa>>r-t<<schwa>>m an et kwon-t<<schwa>>m dee-bee-ay-t<<schwa>>r). [Law Latin] Hist. Certain whether there is a debt due at all, and how much is owed? • These were the two questions that had to be resolved before a defendant could make a plea in compensation. [Blacks Law 8th]