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In capita

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

By heads; per capita.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

To the heads; by heads or polls. Persons succeed to an inheritance in capita when they individually take equal shares. So challenges to individual jurors are challenges in capita, as distinguished from challenges to the array.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

To the heads; by heads or polls. Persons succeed'to an Inheritanee in eapita when they individually take equal shares. So challenges to individual jurors are challenges im ecupita, as distinguished from challenges to the array.