"quominus" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Latin quōminus Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|quōminus}} Latin quōminus Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} quominus (uncountable)
  1. (law, historical, sometimes attributive) A writ and legal fiction that (until the late 19th century) allowed the Court of Exchequer to obtain a jurisdiction over cases normally brought in the Court of Common Pleas, based on having the plaintiff in a debt case claim that he was a debtor to the king, and that the defendant's debt prevented him paying the king. Tags: attributive, historical, sometimes, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-quominus-en-noun-JsYAvXR8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

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