quod damnum

from Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
QUOD DAMNUM, Eng. law. The name of a writ issuing out of and returnable into
chancery, directed to the sheriff, commanding him to inquire by a jury 'What
damage it will be to the king, or any other, to grant a liberty, fair,
market, highway, or the like.
    

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