What is sine qua non in law?

Latin for “without which it could not be,” an indispensable action or condition. Example: if Charlie had not left the keys in the ignition, his ten-year-old son could not have started the car and backed it over Polly’s bike. So Charlie’s act was the sine qua non of the damage to Polly’s bike.

What does qua mean in philosophy?

Aristotle’s Greek word that has been Latinized as ‘qua’ means roughly ‘in so far as’ or ‘under the aspect’. A study of x qua y, then, is a study of x that concerns itself solely with the y aspect of x.

What does being qua being mean?

Being qua being can mean a heightened existence, like having a true body or true mind. It can also be used to distinguish between three levels: base reality, true being in its ordinary sense (being qua being), and thirdly spiritual reality in which one experiences something truly exceptional, magical, or divine.

What is qui vive?

: alert, lookout —used in the phrase on the qui viveThey lived on the qui vive, always ready for a duel if their honor was in any way impugned.—