QUOAD EXCESSUM

quoad excessum (kwoh-ad ek-ses-[schwa]m). [Latin] Hist. With regard to the excess. “Where a husband makes a postnuptial provision in favour of his wife commensurate with his circumstances and natural duty, it is not subject to revocation by him as a donation. But if the provision be immoderate, it may be revoked quoad excessum, in so […]