a quo
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So, basically, a quid and a quo but not a pro.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2019
The U.S. attorney saw double — a quid and a quo.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2015
While the negotiations go on, Nixon obviously has nothing to gain by trumpeting his quids before the other side can respond with a quo or two.
From Time Magazine Archive
Another said, "This may be called a quo warranto to seize all our liberties."
From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. by Hume, David
On the appearance of these agents at Court, with powers so restricted, a quo warranto was threatened forthwith unless they were furnished with ampler authority.
From The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 by Ryerson, Egerton
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