Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Quaerens

n. [Law Latin] Hist. One who complains; a plaintiff.

quaerens nihil capiat per billam

[Law Latin] Hist. Let the plaintiff take nothing by his bill. ( This was a form of judgment for the defendant.

quaerens non invenit plegium

[Law Latin "the plaintiff did not find a pledge"] Hist. A sheriff's return to a writ requiring him to take security from the plaintiff' for prosecution of the plaintiff's claim.