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Term: tanquam quilibet
Definition: Tanquam quilibet is a Latin phrase that means "like any other person." It was often used in reference to certain transactions of the sovereign.
Term: tantum et tale
Definition: Tantum et tale is another Latin phrase that means "so much and of such a kind." It refers to a situation where a purchaser accepts a subject from the seller tantum et tale as it stands in the person of the latter, meaning that the purchaser accepts it with all its advantages and all its faults. If the subject or the right sold turns out to be more valuable than was thought, the purchaser has the advantage, but if it turns out to be less valuable, the purchaser bears the loss.
Definition: Tanquam quilibet means "like any other person" in Law Latin. This phrase was usually used to refer to certain transactions of the sovereign.
Example: When the king sells a piece of land to someone, he sells it tanquam quilibet, which means the buyer gets the land with all its advantages and faults, just like any other person would.
Definition: Tantum et tale means "so much and of such a kind" in Latin. In legal terms, it means that when a purchaser accepts a subject from the seller tantum et tale as it stands in the person of the latter, he accepts it with all its advantages and all its faults.
Example: If someone buys a car from a seller tantum et tale, they are buying the car with all its advantages and faults, just like the seller had it. If the car turns out to be more valuable than the buyer thought, they get the advantage. But if the car turns out to have problems, the buyer bears the loss.