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Category: Q

QUALIFICATIONS

the term that describes a person’s attributes that are needed for a certain job or position.

QUOTIENT

a term that means the result of division.

QUESTION LEADING

a question asked of a witness by the attorney that suggests the answer to be given.

QUIETING THE TITLE

a court proceeding to remove a cloud from a property title. See cloud on title.

QUAE EST EADEM

a Latin phrase that means that the 2 things that appear to be different on the surface are actually the same matter.

QUI TAM ACTION

a Latin term for the legal action to collect a penalty through supplied information.

QUIET TITLE

a suit brought about to obtain a determination as to the title of a certain piece of property.

QUALIFIED OATH

an oath that is taken under some circumstances that will modify and reduce its forcefulness.

QUERULOUS

This term means to be full of complaints, be a habitual complainer, to continually find fault and to be peevish.

QUALIFYING CHILD

A person under the age of 19 years who satisfies four requirements to qualify. They must live with the person claiming a tax benefit, be a child of them, a foster child

QUALITY BY DESIGN

A systematic process throughout the design and manufacture of a product that ensures a good product is presented to the public for sale. If all steps of a development follow quality guidelines

QUALITY OF CONFORMANCE

While maintaining quality of a product, the product must still conform to all effective design and manufacturing processes. An efficient and effective method of manufacturing is still needed while quality control is

QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS

The analysis of any measurable data. This data is verifiable and measurable. Data such as wages, earnings, market shares and other items.

QUARTERLY

A report or document that is released or repeated 4 times a year. It is done every 3 months. The documents or reports are produced evenly over the period of one year

QUERY BY EXAMPLE (QBE)

An example is provided that a query is similar to. The data base will look for items with the same characteristic.

QUITCLAIM DEED

A document that allows the transfer of a claim, be it an interest, right or title that the maker of the document may have in a property. The person granting the transfer

Q (KYU)

A unit used to measure the typographic distance. It is only used in some countries. It is the equivalent of 0.25 millimetres or 0.71 of a point. It is used mainly in

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