Quarrel

This word is said to extend not only to real and personal actions, but also to the causes of actions and suits; so that by the release of all "quarrels," not only actions pending, but also causes of action and suit, are released; and "quarrels," "controversies," and "debates" are in law considered as having the same meaning. Co. Litt. 8, 153; Termes de la Ley. In an untechnical sense, it signifies an altercation, an angry dispute, an exchange of recriminations, taunts, threats or accusations between two persons.

See Carr v. Conyers, 84 Ga. 287, 10 S. E. 630, 20 Am. St. Rep. 357; Accident Ins. Co. v. Bennett, 90 Tenn. 256, 16 S. W. 723, 25 Am. St. Rep. 685; Metcalf v. People, 2 Colo. App. 262, 30 Pac. 39.