PER CAPITA

per capita

per capita 〈拉〉按人头;按人数 指在同一类的各个个体之间平均分配。通常用于遗产分配,即在被继承人未立遗嘱时,按照处在同等地位的继承人的人数平均分配遗产,而不涉及代位继承。例如,被继承人有子女甲、乙两人,甲有子女两人,乙有子女三人,若甲、乙均先于被继承人死亡,则甲、乙的子女每人各得遗产的1/5。此语有时用来表明股东大会上,每名股东不问持股多少均享有一个表决权。 (→per stirpes)

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per capita

per capita (p[schwa]r kap-i-t[schwa]), adj. [Latin “by the head”] 1. Divided equally among all individuals, usu. in the same class (the court will distribute the property to the descendants on a per capita basis). Cf. PER STIRPES . [Cases: Descent and Distribution 43; Wills 530. C.J.S. Descent and Distribution §§ 27–28; Wills §§ 1015–1016.] “Per

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