QUARE CLAUSUM FREGIT
\kwˈe͡ə klˈɔːsəm fɹˈɛd͡ʒɪt], \kwˈeə klˈɔːsəm fɹˈɛdʒɪt], \k_w_ˈeə k_l_ˈɔː_s_ə_m f_ɹ_ˈɛ_dʒ_ɪ_t]\
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Latin: "Wherefore he broke the close". That species of the action of trespass which has for its object the recovery of damages for an unlawful entry upon another's land is termed "trespass quare clausum fregit" "breaking a close" being the technical expression for an unlawful entry upon land. The language of the declaration in this form of action is "that the defendant with force and arms, broke and entered the close" of the plaintiff. The phrase is often abbreviated to "qu. el. fr." Brown.
By Henry Campbell Black
