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quae transeunt per commercium (kwee tran-see-<<schwa>>nt [ortran-zee] p<< schwa>>r k<<schwa>>-m<<schwa>>r-shee-<<schwa>>m). [Law Latin] Hist. Things that pass through commerce; things that are bought and sold.  [Blacks Law 8th]

quae sunt in patrimonio nostro (kwee s<<schwa>>nt in pa-tr<<schwa>>-moh-nee-oh nos-troh). [Latin] Hist. Things that form part of our possession.  [Blacks Law 8th]

quaestus (kwes-t<<schwa>>s orkwee-st<<schwa>>s), n. [Latin] 1.Roman law. Profit, esp. from a business. 2.Hist. Acquisition; purchase. • This term refers to a purchased estate, as distinguished from hereditas, referring to an estate obtained by descent. [Blacks Law 8th]

quaestor sacri palatii (kwes-t<<schwa>>r say-krI p<<schwa>>-lay-shee-I). [Latin “quaestor of the sacred palace”] Roman law. An officer of the imperial court who acted as legal adviser to the emperor. “The quaestor sacri palatii was one of the highest civil functionaries in the later Empire, concerned with the preparation of enactments and legal decisions to be issued…

quaestores parricidii (kwes-tor-eez par-<<schwa>>-sI-dee-I), n. pl.[Latin “quaestors of parricide”] Roman law. Two officers of the early Republic who were deputized to search out and try all cases of parricide and other capital offenses. See LEX POMPEIA DE PARRICIDIIS.  [Blacks Law 8th]

quaestor (kwes-t<<schwa>>r orkwees-t<<schwa>>r), n. [Latin] 1.Roman law. A magistrate, subordinate to the consuls or provincial governors, who maintained and administered the public money, performing tasks such as making necessary payments, receiving revenues, keeping accurate accounts, registering debts and fines, supervising the accommodation of foreign ambassadors, and financing the burials and monuments of distinguished citizens. 2.Hist.…

quaestio voluntatis (kwes-chee-oh vol-<<schwa>>n-tay-tis). [Latin] Hist. A question of intention.  [Blacks Law 8th]

quaestio vexata (kwes-chee-oh vek-say-t<<schwa>>). [Law Latin] See VEXED QUESTION .  [Blacks Law 8th]

quaestio perpetua (kwes-chee-oh-neez p<<schwa>>r-pech-oo-ee). [Latin “perpetual inquiry”] Roman law. A permanent commission to hear criminal cases; specif., a standing jury court created by statute to try and pass sentence on particular crimes. Pl. quaestiones perpetuae. “Then in 149 the lex Calpurnia was passed, concerned not only with reparation but also punishment; it established a permanent…

quaestionarius (kwes-chee-<<schwa>>-nair-ee-<<schwa>>s). See QUAESTOR.  [Blacks Law 8th]