(A) By stock; by roots. 2. When, for example, a man dies intestate, leaving children and grandchildren, whose parents are deceased, the estate is to be divided not per capita, that is, by each of the children and grandchildren taking a share, but per stirpes, by each of the children taking a share, and the grandchildren, the children of a deceased child, taking a share to be … [Read more...] about PER STIRPES
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PERCIPIENT WITNESS
A witness who testifies about things that the witness actually saw, heard or otherwise experienced. Also see eyewitness. … [Read more...] about PERCIPIENT WITNESS
PER LEGEM TERRAE
Lat. By the law of the land; by due process of law. U. S. v. Kendall, 26 Fed. Cas. 748; Appeal of Ervine, 16 Pa. 263, 55 Am. Dec, 499; Rhinehart v. Schuyler, 7 I1L 519. … [Read more...] about PER LEGEM TERRAE
PER TOTAM CURIAM
Latin meaning By the whole court A common phrase in the old reports. … [Read more...] about PER TOTAM CURIAM
PER METAS ET BUNDAS
L. Latin: In old English law. By metes and bounds. … [Read more...] about PER METAS ET BUNDAS