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
Sed nolo longiore enarratione molestus esse, ne vanus esse uidear, a quo vitio nemo me alienior est.
From A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall
In that country, many corporations had surrendered their charters; and, on the refusal of London, a quo warranto had issued against the city, which had been decided in favour of the crown.
From The Life of George Washington, Vol. 1 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States by Marshall, John
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