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- Quantum
- Latin: amount or extent.
- Quantum meruit
- Latin for "as much as is deserved." This is a legal principle under which
a person should not be obliged to pay, nor should another be allowed to
receive, more than the value of the goods or services exchanged.
- Quasi-judicial
- Refers to decisions made by administrative tribunals or government
officials to which the rules of
natural justice apply. In judicial decisions, the principles of natural
justice always apply. But between routine government policy decisions and the
traditional court forums lies a hybrid, sometimes called a "tribunal" or "administrative
tribunal" and not necessarily presided by judges. These operate as a
government policy-making body at times but also exercise a licensing,
certifying, approval or other adjudication authority which is "judicial"
because it directly affects the legal rights of a person. Some law teachers
sugest that there is no such thing as a "quasi-judicial" decision or body; the
body or decision is either judicial or not.
- Quid pro quo
- Latin: something for something. The giving of something in exchange for
another thing of equal value.
- Quorum
- The number of people who must be present at a meeting before business can
be conducted. Without "quorum", decisions are invalid. Many organizations have
a quorum requirement to prevent decisions being taken without a majority of
members present.
- Quo warranto
- Latin and referring to a special legal procedure taken to stop a person or
organization from doing something for which it may not have the legal
authority, by demanding to know by what right they exercise the controversial
authority.
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