Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
capita, per — /par kaepata/ By heads; by the poll; as individuals. In the distribution of an intestate s personalty, the persons legally entitled to take are said to take per capita, that is, equal shares, when they claim, each in his own right, as in equal… … Black's law dictionary
per capita — per cap·i·ta /pər ka pə tə/ adv or adj [Medieval Latin, by heads] 1: equally to each individual all property to pass to the descendants per capita used of a method of distributing an esp. intestate estate compare per stirpes ◇ Per capita… … Law dictionary
per capita — per cap‧i‧ta [pə ˈkæptə ǁ pər ] adverb ECONOMICS for or by each person: • Japanese visitors spending per capita was much higher than average spending by tourists from other countries. • The US uses twice as much oil per capita as European… … Financial and business terms
per stirpes — per stir·pes /pər stər pēz, per stir pās/ adv or adj [Latin, by familial stocks]: by right of representation the estate was divided per stirpes used of a method of distributing an esp. intestate estate compare per capita ◇ Per stirpes… … Law dictionary
per-capita — per cap‧i‧ta [pə ˈkæptə ǁ pər ] adverb ECONOMICS for or by each person: • Japanese visitors spending per capita was much higher than average spending by tourists from other countries. • The US uses twice as much oil per capita as European… … Financial and business terms
per — Mot Monosíl·lab Preposició per càpita per |cà|pi|ta Mot Esdrúixol Locució al·lòctona … Diccionari Català-Català
per cápita — (Expresión latina.) ► locución adverbial Por cabeza, a cada uno: ■ es un país con la renta per cápita muy baja. * * * per cápita Expresión latina que significa «por cabeza». Se usa a continuación del promedio de una variable económica en relación … Enciclopedia Universal
per caput — pət adverb (or adjective) Etymology: Latin, by the head : per capita * * * per caput see ↑per capita under ↑per2 • • • Main Entry: ↑caput … Useful english dictionary
capita — Heads; persons; persons regarded as individuals and not as belonging to an ancestral root or stock. See 2 Bl Comm 218. The word is the plural of caput. See in capita; per capita; per stirpes or per capita … Ballentine's law dictionary
Per. — 1. Persia. 2. Persian. * * * abbrev 1. Period 2. Person * * * per «puhr; stressed pur», preposition. 1. for each; for every: »a pint of milk per child, ten cents per pound … Useful english dictionary
