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Qua

Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Anderson (1889), Stimson (1881)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

As; in the character or capacity of. "The judge qua judge cannot know." Vaughan, 147.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

As; in the office or capacity of; e. g., qua guardian.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Lat. Considered as; in the character or capacity of. For example, "the trustee qua trustee [that is, in his character as trustee] is not liable," etc.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

II As; considered as; in the capacity of. tiuacunque via data, I Whichever way given; in whichever view of the case.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

See Qui.

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

/. As; in the capacity of. Qua executor; as executor, etc.