Qui tam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Qui tam
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In common law, a writ of qui tam is a writ whereby a private individual who assists a prosecution can receive all or part of any penalty imposed. Its name is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase qui tam pro domino rege quam pro se ipso in hac parte sequitur, meaning '[he] who sues in this matter for the king as [well as] for himself.' A more literal translation would be 'who as much for our lord the king as for he himself in this action pursues' or 'follows.'"
