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noun Law.
pertaining to or noting a method of dividing an estate in which the descendants of a deceased person share as a group in the portion of the estate to which the deceased would have been entitled. Compare per capita (def. 2).
Origin:
1675–85; < Latin per stirpēs literally, by stocks
1675–85; < Latin per stirpēs literally, by stocks
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Per stirpes
is always a great word to know.
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| being unable or legally unqualified to perform specified acts or to be held legally responsible for such acts |
| damages awarded to a plaintiff in excess of compensatory damages in order to punish the defendant for a reckless or willful act |
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