Law Dictionary Definitions

quiete clamare (kwI-ee-tee kl<>-mair-ee), vb.[Law Latin] Hist. To quitclaim or renounce all pretensions of right and title. [Blacks Law 8th]

quiete clamantia (kwI-ee-tee kl<<schwa>>-man-shee-<<schwa>>), n.[Law Latin] Hist. Quitclaim. [Blacks Law 8th]

quiet diplomacy.See secret diplomacy under DIPLOMACY. [Blacks Law 8th]

quieta non movere (kwI-ee-t<<schwa>> non moh-veer-ee). [Latin] Not to unsettle things that are established. See STARE DECISIS. [Blacks Law 8th]

quiet,vb.1. To pacify or silence (a person, etc.).2. To make (a right, position, title, etc.) secure or unassailable by removing disturbing causes or disputes. [Blacks Law 8th]

quid valet nunc (kwid vay-let n<<schwa>>ngk). [Latin] Hist. What it is now worth. [Blacks Law 8th]

quid pro quo sexual harassment.See SEXUAL HARASSMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

  quid pro quo (kwid proh kwoh), n.[Latin “something for something”] An action or thing that is exchanged for another action or thing of more or less equal value; a substitute <the discount was given as a quid pro quo for the extra business>. See RECIPROCITY(2). Cf. CONSIDERATION. [Cases: Contracts 50. C.J.S. Contracts § 87.]…

quid juris? (kwid joor-is). [Latin] Scots law. What is the law? • This question was posed in difficult cases. [Blacks Law 8th]

quidam (kwI-d<<schwa>>m), n.[Latin] Hist. Somebody. • This term has esp. been used in French law to designate a person whose name is unknown. [Blacks Law 8th]