quae est eadem
quae est eadem (kwee est ee-ay-d[schwa]m). [Law Latin] Hist. Which is the same. • This phrase was used by a defendant in a trespass action to show that the trespass the defendant was justified in committing was the same as that alleged in the plaintiff’s pleading; that is, the plaintiff gave the defendant permission to enter, and so the defendant entered the property. — Formerly also termed que est le mesme.