Putative means presumed, reputed, or supposed: generally accepted but not established.
Putative class actions are representative lawsuits filed by named plaintiffs on behalf of a class seeking class certification under Rule 23 of the...legal education and writing
Q.E.D.
Q.E.D. is an abbreviation for the Latin phrase quod erat demonstrandum meaning "which was to be demonstrated." Q.E.D. may appear at the conclusion of a text to signify that the author's overall argument has just been proven.
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Quash means to set aside or to void. In a legal context, quash can be used to describe the process of terminating proceedings or motions or to describe the exclusion of evidence from trial. Examples of the usage of quash include "to quash a...
quasi
The word quasi is Latin for “as if” meaning, almost alike but not perfectly alike. In law, it is used as a prefix or an adjective to inform some measure of similarity with a critical difference. A quasi-item is not an accurate example of the...
question of fact
A question of fact is an issue of fact, not law. A question of fact is resolved by a trier of fact, i.e. a jury or, at a bench trial, a judge, weighing the strength of evidence and credibility of witnesses. Conversely, a question of law is...
question of law
A question of law is an issue that is always resolved by a judge, not a jury, including:
A question regarding the application or interpretation of a law A question regarding what the relevant law is, if there are two or more mutually...quit
Quit means to stop doing something.
To leave or vacate real property. A landlord generally must give their tenant notice to quit the premises. A notice to quit is a written notice sent by a landlord to a tenant stating that the...quod erat demonstrandum
Quod erat demonstrandum is Latin for "which was to be demonstrated." Often abbreviated as Q.E.D., the statement may appear at the conclusion of a text to signify that the author's overall argument has just been proven.
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racism
Racism is the incitation of discrimination, hatred or violence towards a person or a group of persons because of their origin or their belonging, or not belonging, to a specific ethnic group or race. Such discrimination, hatred and violence...
ratify
To ratify means to approve or enact a legally binding act that would not otherwise be binding in the absence of such approval.
In the constitutional context, nations may ratify an amendment to an existing or adoption of a...