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Per stirpes (/ p ɜːr ˈ s t ɜːr p iː z /; "by roots" or "by stock") [1] [a] is a legal term from Latin, used in the law of inheritance and estates. An estate of a decedent is distributed per stirpes if each branch of the family is to receive an equal share of an estate in accordance with their deceased ancestor's share. [ 3 ]
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Per capita is a Latin phrase literally meaning "by heads" or "for each head", and idiomatically used to mean "per person". The term is used in a wide variety of social sciences and statistical research contexts, including government statistics, economic indicators , and built environment studies.
The 1580 Ordinance adopted the schependomsrecht distribution per stirpes, restricting it in the case of collaterals to the fourth degree inclusive. Finally, the 1599 Placaat compromised between the two systems with respect to distribution, and gave one half of the estate to the surviving parent, and the other half to the descendants of the ...
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In inheritance, a pari passu distribution can be distinguished from a per stirpes (by family branch) distribution. [3]For example, suppose a testator had two children A and B.
The article's value depends upon the distinction from per capita. Modifying per capita by the addition of by generation makes the two indistinguishable. Snaildarter 11:05, 14 July 2011 (UTC) Figure 2 is incorrect. The caption on Figure 2 is correct, but the image itself mislabels "Per Stirpes" and "Per Capita".