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Quean
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QueanA worthless woman a strumpet. The meaning of this word, which is now seldom used, is said not to be well ascertained.
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Strumpet
A harlot, or courtezan: this word was formerly used as an addition.
Word
Construction. One or more syllables which when united convey an idea a single part of speech.
Said
Before mentioned.
Well
A hole dug in the earth in order to obtain water.
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Quasi-maritime liens
A term used to describe claims for pilotage, general average contributions and dock charges in Canada.
Quatuorviri
Among the Romans these were magistrates who had the care and inspection of roads.
Quay
Estates. A wharf at which to load or land goods, sometimes spelled key.
Que est mesme
Which is the same.
Que estate
These words literally translated signify quem statum, or which estate. At common law, it is a plea by which a man prescribes in himself and those whose estate he holds.
Quean
Queen
There are several kinds of queens in some countries. 1) Queen regnant, is a woman who possesses in her own right the executive power of the country. 2) Queen consort, is the wife of a king. 3) Queen dowager is the widow of a king. In the United States there is no one with this title.
Querela
An action preferred in any court of justice, in which the plaintiff was called querens or complainant, and his brief, complaint, or declaration, was called querela.
Question
1) Punishment, crm. law. A means sometimes employed, in some countries, by means of torture, to compel supposed great criminals to disclose their accomplices, or to acknowledge their crimes. 2) Evidence. An interrogation put to a witness, requesting him to declare the truth of certain facts as far as he knows them. 3) Practice. A point on which the parties are not agreed, and which is submitted to the decision of a judge and jury.
Questor
Questor or quaestor. Civil law. A name which was given to two distinct classes of Roman officers. One of which was called quaestores classici, and the other quaestores parricidii.
Qui facit per alium, facit per se
He who acts through another acts by himself. The act of the agent is the act of the principal - within the scope of the employment.
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Strumpet
A harlot, or courtezan: this word was formerly used as an addition.
Word
Construction. One or more syllables which when united convey an idea a single part of speech.
Said
Before mentioned.
Well
A hole dug in the earth in order to obtain water.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Quasi-maritime liens
A term used to describe claims for pilotage, general average contributions and dock charges in Canada.
Quatuorviri
Among the Romans these were magistrates who had the care and inspection of roads.
Quay
Estates. A wharf at which to load or land goods, sometimes spelled key.
Que est mesme
Which is the same.
Que estate
These words literally translated signify quem statum, or which estate. At common law, it is a plea by which a man prescribes in himself and those whose estate he holds.
Quean
Queen
There are several kinds of queens in some countries. 1) Queen regnant, is a woman who possesses in her own right the executive power of the country. 2) Queen consort, is the wife of a king. 3) Queen dowager is the widow of a king. In the United States there is no one with this title.
Querela
An action preferred in any court of justice, in which the plaintiff was called querens or complainant, and his brief, complaint, or declaration, was called querela.
Question
1) Punishment, crm. law. A means sometimes employed, in some countries, by means of torture, to compel supposed great criminals to disclose their accomplices, or to acknowledge their crimes. 2) Evidence. An interrogation put to a witness, requesting him to declare the truth of certain facts as far as he knows them. 3) Practice. A point on which the parties are not agreed, and which is submitted to the decision of a judge and jury.
Questor
Questor or quaestor. Civil law. A name which was given to two distinct classes of Roman officers. One of which was called quaestores classici, and the other quaestores parricidii.
Qui facit per alium, facit per se
He who acts through another acts by himself. The act of the agent is the act of the principal - within the scope of the employment.
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