CERTUM AN ET QUANTUM DEBEATUR?

certum an et quantum debeatur?(s[schwa]r-t[schwa]m an et kwon-t[schwa]m dee-bee-ay-t[schwa]r). [Law Latin] Hist. Certain whether there is a debt due at all, and how much is owed? • These were the two questions that had to be resolved before a defendant could make a plea in compensation.