quod

[kwod] /kwɒd/
noun, Chiefly British Slang.
1.
jail.
Also, quad.
Origin
1690-1700; origin uncertain

quod erat demonstrandum

[kwawd e-raht dey-mawn-strahn-doo m; English kwod er-uh t dem-uh n-stran-duh m] /kwɔd ˈɛ rɑt ˌdeɪ mɔnˈstrɑn dʊm; English kwɒd ˈɛr ət ˌdɛm ənˈstræn dəm/
Latin.
1.
which was to be shown or demonstrated.

quod erat faciendum

[kwawd e-raht fah-kee-en-doo m; English kwod er-uh t fey-shee-en-duh m] /kwɔd ˈɛ rɑt ˌfɑ kiˈɛn dʊm; English kwɒd ˈɛr ət ˌfeɪ ʃiˈɛn dəm/
Latin.
1.
which was to be done.
Examples from the web for quod
  • However, where it is necessary to prove the defamatory nature of the statement, the defamation is per quod and not per se.
  • Plaintiffs, however, cannot recover per quod damages.
British Dictionary definitions for quod

quod

/kwɒd/
noun
1.
(mainly Brit) a slang word for jail
Word Origin
C18: of uncertain origin; perhaps changed from quad, short for quadrangle

quod erat demonstrandum

/ˈkwɒd ˈɛræt ˌdɛmənˈstrændʊm/
uknown
1.
(at the conclusion of a proof, esp of a theorem in Euclidean geometry) which was to be proved QED
Word Origin and History for quod

"prison," c.1700, a cant slang word of unknown origin; perhaps a variant of quad in the "building quadrangle" sense.

quod in Culture
quod erat demonstrandum (Q.E.D.) [(kwawd er-aht dem-uhn-stran-duhm)]

A phrase used to signal that a proof has just been completed. From Latin, meaning “that which was to be demonstrated.”

Slang definitions & phrases for quod

quod

noun

A prison

[1700+; perhaps fr quadrangle; perhaps fr Romany quaid, ''prison'']