Legal terminology · Property & agreements
per capita — By head or person
per capita means by head or person. Latin source words and legal terminology examples: Distribution per capita.
Meaning and source words
Meaning: By head or person
- Latin: per capita
Examples and word parts
Distribution per capita
A distribution assigning shares by individual recipients rather than by family branches, under the governing instrument and rules.
Word parts: per (by) + capita (heads)
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Sources and usage
From the Word Radicals legal terminology collection. Source words and word parts are learning references; modern meanings can differ from their classical sources.