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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(law, historical, sometimes attributive) A writ and legal fiction that (until the late 19th century) allowed the Court of Exchequer to obtain a jurisdiction over cases normally brought in the Court of Common Pleas, based on having the plaintiff in a debt case claim that he was a debtor to the king, and that the defendant's debt prevented him paying the king..
a quominus clause
Use quo minus when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Quo minus means (law, historical, sometimes attributive) A writ and legal fiction that (until the late 19th century) allowed the Court of Exchequer to obtain a jurisdiction over cases normally brought in the Court of Common Pleas, based on having the plaintiff in a debt case claim that he was a debtor to the king, and that the defendant's debt prevented him paying the king..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
a quominus clause
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