Law Dictionary Definitions

quamvis non potuerit dare (kwam-vis non pah-tyoo-air-it [or pah-choo-] dair-ee). [Law Latin] Hist. Although he had not been able to give or administer it. [Blacks Law 8th]

quamprimum (kwam-prI-m<<schwa>>m). [Latin] Hist. As soon as possible  [Blacks Law 8th]

quamdiu sustinuit istam furiositatem (kwam-dee-yoo s<<schwa>>s-tin-[y]oo-it is-t<<schwa>>m fyoor-ee-ahs-<<schwa>>-tay-t<<schwa>>m). [Law Latin] Hist. How long he has labored under that insanity.   [Blacks Law 8th]

quamdiu bene se gesserint (kwam-dee-yoo bee-nee see jes-<<schwa>>r-int). [Law Latin] As long as they shall conduct themselves properly. • This term refers to the holding of an office, specif. the Act of Settlement, 1700, ch. 2, which provided that a judge’s tenure was no longer at the king’s pleasure, but could continue until death or…

  quamdiu (kwam-dee-yoo). [Latin] Hist. As long as; so long as. • This was a word of limitation formerly used in conveyances.   [Blacks Law 8th]

quality-of-products legislation.See LEMON LAW(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

quality of estate. 1. The period when the right of enjoying an estate is conferred upon the owner, whether at present or in the future. 2. The manner in which the owner’s right of enjoyment of an estate is to be exercised, whether solely, jointly, in common, or in coparcenary.  [Blacks Law 8th]

  quality. 1. The particular character or properties of a person, thing, or act, often essential for a particular result <she has leadership quality> <greed is a negative quality>.2. The character or degree of excellence of a person or substance, esp. in comparison with others <the quality of work performed under the contract>.   [Blacks…

qualifying share.See SHARE(2).  [Blacks Law 8th]

qualifying event.Any one of several specified occasions that, but for the continuation-of-coverage provisions under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA), would result in a loss of benefits to a covered employee under a qualified benefit plan. • These occasions include employment termination, a reduction in work hours, the employee’s separation or divorce,…