Per Quod - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition per-quod

per quod

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[Latin, whereby]
: on the basis of or with reference to extrinsic circumstances [statements are considered defamatory per quod if the defamatory character of the statement is not apparent on its face "Kolegas v. Heftel Broadcasting Corp., 607 N.E.2d 201 (1992)"] [a per quod claim for loss of consortium] compare per se