What does «a quo» mean in Spanish?
- From which; it is used as a starting point, as for an idea, a plan or a process.
Examples of use in Spanish: "1552 es el año a quo de esta obra".
"2010 es el año a quo de construcción del edificio".
- Formal Latin phrase that literally means "from which" or "as of which". It is mostly used in law to indicate the beginning of a procedural act, for example, it is said "a quo" to the judgments from which an appeal to a higher instance is prepared. In the expression "judge a quo", which is the judge from whom an appeal is made to the superior, because his decision has been appealed to a superior.
Examples of use in Spanish: "El recurso de apelación contra una decisión dictada en un tribunal inferior (juicio a quo) tiene por objeto evaluar la exactitud de la decisión, que debe ser ejecutada por un tribunal superior (ad quem)".
- Term used, with the correlative ad quem, to express the computation of time, and also of distance in space. Thus, dies a quo, the day from which, and dies ad quem, the day to which, a period of time is computed. Thus, terminus a quo, the point or limit from which, and terminus ad quem, the point or limit to which a distance or passage in space is computed. For example, in computing time, the day a quo is not to be counted, but the day ad quem is always included.
- (tribunal a quo) Court from which the appeal has been made.
- (juez a quo) Judge of a lower court.