quo warranto - by what warrant⏎
qui tam - abbreviation of qui tam pro domino rege quam pro se ipso in hac parte sequitur, meaning "who pursues in this action as much for the king as himself".⏎
ratio decidendi - reason for the decision⏎
R - Rex or Regina⏎
qua - which; as⏎
pro per - abbreviation of propria persona, meaning "one's own person"⏎
res judicata - a matter judged⏎
post mortem auctoris - after the author's death⏎
quantum meruit - as much as it deserves; as much as she or he has earned[3]⏎