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Stirpes
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per stirpes
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Per capita
Per capita (by the number of individuals), opposed to per stirpes (by the number of families); if a man die and leave all his goods 'among my grandsons,' having
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per capita
pass to the descendants per capita] used of a method of distributing an esp. intestate estate compare per stirpes NOTE: Per capita distribution of an estate provides each descendant with an equal share of the estate's assets
representation
children take the share of an estate that would have fallen to a deceased parent) see also per stirpes c : the action of representing or the fact of being represented esp. in a legislative body d
root
root in the civil law of Louisiana : descendant by roots : per stirpes
stirpital
stirpital : of or relating to per stirpes distribution
Widow
intestate, such issue being living at the death of the intestate and attaining 21 years or marrying, per stirpes. (q.v.), in equal shares, so that no issue takes more than a parent's share or takes if his
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