quominus

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noun

A writ and legal fiction that (until the late 19th century) allowed the Court of Exchequer to obtain a jurisdiction over cases normally brought in the Court of Common Pleas, based on having the plaintiff in a debt case claim that he was a debtor to the king, and that the defendant's debt prevented him paying the king.

“a quominus clause”

OriginLatin quōminus →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounquominus (uncountable)
  1. attributivehistoricalsometimesuncountablelawA writ and legal fiction that (until the late 19th century) allowed the Court of Exchequer to obtain a jurisdiction over cases normally brought in the Court of Common Pleas, based on having the plaintiff in a debt case claim that he was a debtor to the king, and that the defendant's debt prevented him paying the king.

    a quominus clause

Origin

  1. Latinquōminus
  2. Englishquominus

From Latin quōminus.

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APA

quominus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quominus

MLA

“quominus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quominus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quominus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quominus.

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