QUANTI MINORIS

quanti minoris (kwon-tI mi-nor-is). [Latin “how much less”] Civil law. An action brought by a purchaser of an article to reduce the purchase price due to the article’s defects. [Cases: Sales 188; Vendor and Purchaser 174, 334(1). C.J.S. Sales § 209; Vendor and Purchaser §§ 431, 640, 642–644, 648.]