QUIETUS

quietus

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quietus (kwI-ee-t[schwa]s), adj. [Law Latin] Quit; acquitted; discharged, esp. from a debt or obligation, or from serving as an executor. • In England, this term was formerly used by the Clerk of the Pipe, in a discharge given to an accountant, usu. concluding with abinde recessit quietus (“hath gone quit thereof”), called quietus est. 2. […]

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quietus

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quietus 〈拉〉 (1)(英格兰古法)免除债务；债务免除令 国王或其官员免除某人对国王的债务，如会计员，特别是郡长。它是一种对估价执行令〔writ of extent〕的抗辩，并可记录在解除已签发执行命令的判决登记册中。它原先是给财税法庭法官的令状，指出应免除债务人的债务，以后成为财政署卷筒卷宗保管员〔Clerk of the Pipe〕在郡长付清欠款时发给证书中所用的词。 (2)〈美〉罗德岛州〔Rhode Island〕遗嘱检验法院全面解除遗产管理人职务的程序

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