Cadit quaestio
Cadit quaestio is a Latin expression that is used both as a legal term and, abbreviated "cq", as a symbol in copy editing. The expression literally translates as "the question (quaestio) falls (cadit)". In legal contexts, cadit quaestio is used to indicate that an issue is no longer in question, often because a dispute (question) between two parties has either been settled, or dropped.