Capita, PER - Indian Laws - General

CAPITA, PER As per Black s Law Dictionary , 4th Edition CAPITA, PER. By heads; by the poll; as individuals. In the distribution of an intestate s personality, the persons legally entitled to take are said to take per capita, that is, equal shares, when they claim, each in his own right, as in equal degree of kindred; in contradistinction to claiming by right of representation, or per stirpes.