Law Dictionary Definitions

quod computet (kwod kom-py<<schwa>>-tet). [Law Latin “that he account”] The first judgment in an action of account, requiring the defendant to give an accounting before auditors. — Also termed judgment quod computet. “In this action, if the plaintiff succeeds, there are two judgments: the first is, that the defendant do account (quod computet) before auditors…

quod clerici non eligantur in officio ballivi, etc.(kwod kler-<<schwa>>-sI non el-<<schwa>>-gan-t<<schwa>>r in <<schwa>>-fish-ee-oh bal-lI-vI), n.[Law Latin “that clerks are not chosen in the office of a bailiff, etc.”] Hist. A writ exempting a clerk, who was to be appointed as a bailiff, beadle, reeve, or other officer, from serving in the office. [Blacks Law 8th]

quod billa cassetur (kwod bil-<<schwa>> k<<schwa>>-see-t<<schwa>>r), n.[Latin “that the bill be quashed”] The common-law form of a judgment sustaining a plea in abatement that proceeds from a bill instead of an original writ. See CASSETUR BILLA. [Blacks Law 8th]

quodammodo jurisdictionis voluntariae (kwoh-dam-<<schwa>>-doh joor-is-dik-shee-oh-nis vol-<<schwa>>n-tair-ee-ee). [Law Latin] Hist. Belonging in some measure to voluntary jurisdiction. [Blacks Law 8th]

quocumque modo velit, quocumque modo possit (kwoh-k<<schwa>>m-kwee moh-doh vel-it, kwoh-k<<schwa>>m-kwee moh-doh pahs-it). [Latin] In any way he wishes; in any way he can. [Blacks Law 8th]

quoad valorem (kwoh-ad v<<schwa>>-lor-<<schwa>>m). [Latin] Hist. With regard to the value. [Blacks Law 8th]

  quoad valet seipsum (kwoh-ad vay-let see-ip-s<<schwa>>m). [Latin] Hist. With regard to its real value  [Blacks Law 8th]

quoad ultra (kwoh-ad <<schwa>>l-tr<<schwa>>). [Law Latin] Hist. With regard to the rest. • This reference was commonly used in pleading when a defendant admitted part of the plaintiff’s claim and quoad ultra denied it. [Blacks Law 8th]

quoad sacra (kwoh-ad say-kr<<schwa>>). [Latin] As to sacred things; for religious purposes. This term often referred to property that was located so far from the parish to which it belonged that it was annexed quoad sacra to another parish, allowing the inhabitants to attend the closer parish’s services. But the land continued to belong to…

quoad reliquum (kwoh-ad rel-<<schwa>>-kw<<schwa>>m). [Latin] Hist. With regard to the remainder. “When a debtor, in an action brought against him by his creditor, pleads compensation to a certain extent of the debt sued for, quoad the sum due to him … the creditor’s right of action falls; but quoad reliquum, after making deduction of the…