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STATUS QUO ANTE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- in statu quo
1, record 1, English, in%20statu%20quo
Latin
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- in statu quo ante 2, record 1, English, in%20statu%20quo%20ante
Latin
- in the status quo 2, record 1, English, in%20the%20status%20quo
- in the status quo ante 2, record 1, English, in%20the%20status%20quo%20ante
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
in statu quo is a latinism properly equivalent to "in statu quo ante" (= in the same condition as previously. Some writers have quite understandably assumed that there was a distinction between "in statu quo" and "in statu quo ante", and have used the former merely to mean "in the status quo"; in the same condition as now exists. Here the phrase is correctly used: "The fact that the parties cannot be put 'in statu quo' precisely as to the subject matter of the contract will not preclude a decree for rescission"./ "Depriving one of the benefit of a contract that he supposes he has made leaves everything 'in statu quo', rather than imposing a liability to which no limit can be placed". The foregoing discussion is largely beside the point, however, inasmuch as the English renditions of the phrase are preferable to the Latinate. One should write in the status quo (present condition) or "in the status quo ante" (previous condition). 2, record 1, English, - in%20statu%20quo
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tel quel 1, record 1, French, tel%20quel
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
voir Harrap's au mot tel 1, record 1, French, - tel%20quel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-03-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- status quo
1, record 2, English, status%20quo
correct, Latin
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- status quo ante 2, record 2, English, status%20quo%20ante
correct, Latin
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The state in which something was. 3, record 2, English, - status%20quo
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- statu quo
1, record 2, French, statu%20quo
correct, Latin, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- statu quo ante 2, record 2, French, statu%20quo%20ante
correct, Latin
- état antérieur 3, record 2, French, %C3%A9tat%20ant%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
statu quo : Termes empruntés à la loc lat, ellipse de «in statu quo ante» , signifiant «dans l'état où auparavant (étaient les choses)» , utilisés pour désigner un état de droit ou de fait que l'on entend rétablir, tel qu'il existait (avant l'événement qui l'a affecté) ou maintenir tel qu'il existe (sans y apporter de changement). 4, record 2, French, - statu%20quo
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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