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Quietus

Quietus, freed or acquitted; discharged of all further liability; see, e.g.,

Escapio quietus, delivered from that punishment which by the laws of the

Quietus reditus, a quit-rent.

Final discharge or acquittance as from debt or obligation that which silences claims Fig rest death

is not guilty of the charged offence. [fr. acquitter, Fr.; quietus, Lat., to free, acquit, or discharged], a deliverance and setting

provision is made in regard to the registration of a quietus for any Crown debt, and for Treasury certificates being granted

their moneys to be lawful, they are entitled to their quietus under the Great Seal, and to be thereupon discharged from

Quit rent (quietus redditus), a rent payable to the lord by a freeholder or ancient copyholder of a manor, so...

Chit. Arch. Prac., 12th Edn. 721 et seq, and see QUIETUS