Legal Definition and Related Resources of Per capita
Meaning of Per capita
(Lat. by the head or polls). When descendants take as individuals, and not by right of representation (per stirpes) , they are said to take per capita. For example, if a legacy be given to the issue of A. B. and A. B., at the time of his death, shall have two children and two grandchildren, his estate shall be divided into four parts, and the children and grandchildren shall each have one of them. 3 Ves. 257; 13 Ves. 344; 2 Bl. Comm. 218; 6 Cush. (Mass.) 158, 162; 2 Jarm. Wills (Perkins’ Notes) 47; 3 Beav. Rolls, 451; 4 Beav. Rolls, 239; 2 Steph. Comm. 253; 3 Steph. Comm. 197; 2 Wooddeson, Lect. 114. See Capitation.
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Per capita in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of per capita.
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See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- per capita in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- per capita in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
Concept of Per Capita in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Per Capita: Literally, by heads. Commonly, as individuals. In the right to receive a portion of the estate of a deceased person, one claiming a per capita right would claim an equal share as an individual and not a divided share as part of a family (per stirpes).
Concept of Per Capita in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Per Capita: Literally, by heads. Commonly, as individuals. In the right to receive a portion of the estate of a deceased person, one claiming a per capita right would claim an equal share as an individual and not a divided share as part of a family (per stirpes).
Definition of Per Capita
The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Per Capita: ‘Capita’ comes from a Latin term referring to head. Criminologists and sociologists refer to crimes (or divorce rates etc.) per capita . For example if there are only 0.01 crimes per capita, this would mean meaning you have a risk of 1% of being victimised. Criminologists usually use the idea of a rate per 100, 000 rather than the idea of ‘per capita’.
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Notes and References
- Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Per Capita. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada
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