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Webster 1913 Edition
Quantum
1.
Quantity; amount.
“Without authenticating . . . the quantum of the charges.” Burke.
2.
(Math.)
A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a mark or by a boundary.
W. K. Clifford.
‖Quantum meruit
[L., as much as he merited]
(Law)
, a count in an action grounded on a promise that the defendant would pay to the plaintiff for his service as much as he should deserve.
– ‖Quantum sufficit
, or
Quantum suff.
[L., as much suffices]
(Med.)
, a sufficient quantity; – abbreviated
– q. s.
in pharmacy. ‖Quantum valebat
[L., as much at it was worth]
(Law)
, a count in an action to recover of the defendant, for goods sold, as much as they were worth.
Blackstone.
Webster 1828 Edition
Quantum
QUAN'TUM
,Noun.
Quantum meruit, in law, an action grounded on a promise that the defendant would pay to the plaintiff for his service as much as he should deserve.
Quantum valebat, an action to recover of the defendant for goods sold, as much as they were worth.