Simple English definitions for legal terms
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Quarter: When two sides are fighting, sometimes one side wins and the other side loses. When the losing side asks for mercy and surrenders, the winning side can choose to show mercy by sparing their lives. This act of mercy is called giving quarter. Quarter can also mean a specific part of a piece of land, or a specific day of the year.
Definition: Quarter can have two meanings:
Quarter day is another term related to quarter, which refers to a specific day in the year when rents and other payments are due.
Examples:
The first example illustrates the first definition of quarter, which is related to war and showing mercy to the enemy. The second example illustrates the second definition of quarter, which is related to land surveying and dividing land into sections. The third example illustrates the term quarter day, which is related to a specific day in the year when payments are due.