PERINDE EST AC SI SCRIPTUM NON ESSET

perinde est ac si scriptum non esset (p[schwa]r-in-dee est ak sIskrip-t[ schwa]m non es-et). [Latin] Scots law. It is the same as if it had not been written. • A deed that failed to convey the grantor’s meaning adequately could not be supplemented by extrinsic evidence and would be void for uncertainty.