Quietus
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence · Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Quit; acquitted; freed; discharged; an acquittance; a discharge. A word which was commonly used by the clerk of the pipe and auditors in the exchequer in their acquittances or discharges given to accountants, signifying to be freed, acquitted, or discharged. Cowel. Quieta non movere. See Non quieta movere, and Stare decisis.