Terminus Ad Quem (Noun)
Meaning
Final or latest limiting point.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The judge set the end of the month as the terminus ad quem for the submission of the evidence.
- The latest archeological finds suggest that the temple was built by 350 BCE, which can be considered the terminus ad quem for its construction.
- Historians debate the exact completion date of the manuscript, but most agree that it was finished by 1250 CE, the terminus ad quem for the period in question.
- The terminus ad quem for the company's financial reports is the end of each quarter, when all relevant documents must be submitted.
- The recently unearthed documents confirm that the oldest recorded event in the history of the region occurred by 850 CE, serving as a terminus ad quem for the early period.