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Per Quod Law and Legal Definition In a civil action, per quod phrase prefaces the recital of the consequences of certain acts as a ground of special harm to the plaintiff in a civil complaint. In law of defamation, with respect to slander, per quod means that proof of special damages is required. With regard to libel, it means that proof of extrinsic circumstances is required. Words that are actionable per quod do not furnish a basis for a lawsuit upon their face.
Something given in return for a item of equivalent value-like tit for tat. A Latin term meaning 'something for something' or 'this for that'. The idea is more commonly expressed in English as 'one good turn deserves another'. This has been in the language since at least 1654, as here in H. L'Estrange's The Reign of King Charles : One good turn deserves another.. 'Quid pro quo' is in use in colloquial English but is also a legal concept in the area of trade or exchange of goods or services.