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queen. 1. A woman who possesses, in her own right, the sovereignty and royal power in a monarchy. • Among the more famous English queens are Queen Mary I, Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria, and Queen Elizabeth II. — Also termed queen regnant. 2. The wife of a reigning king. • She has some royal…

Quayle action.Patents. An office action telling the patent applicant that the claims are allowable on the merits but that the form of the application still needs to be amended. Ex parte Quayle, 25 USPQ 74, 1935 C.D. 11, 453 O.G. 213 (Comm’r Pat. 1935). • The applicant generally has two months to respond. A Quayle…

quayage (kee-<<schwa>>j). A toll or fee charged for lading or unlading goods on a quay or wharf. — Also written keyage. [Blacks Law 8th]

quattuor pedibus currit (kwah-too-or ped-<<schwa>>-b<<schwa>>s k<<schwa>>r-it). [Law Latin] It runs upon four feet; it runs upon all fours. • The term commonly described a precedent that was extremely close to a point being decided. See ON ALL FOURS. [Blacks Law 8th]

quator tempora jejunii.See EMBER DAYS. [Blacks Law 8th]

quasi-usufruct. See USUFRUCT. [Blacks Law 8th]

quasi-trustee. See TRUSTEE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

quasi traditio (kway-sI [or -zI] tr<<schwa>>-dish-ee-oh). [Latin “as if transfer”] Roman law. A party’s acquisition of a servitude by using it with the informal permission or acquiescence of the owner. “According to the civil law again a servitude — that is, a limited right of user in respect of a thing not one’s own, e.g.…

quasi-tort. See TORT. [Blacks Law 8th]

quasi-tenant. See TENANT. [Blacks Law 8th]