Latin for Lawyers

L ATIN FOR L AWYERS

of compensation, usually in fixed monthly installments over a prescribed period, to be paid after retirement or separation from employment. PENUMBRA [L. paene / almost, nearly + umbra / shadow] An area that is partly in shadow and partly in light. A concept which is uncer tain or difficult to measure or assess. Rights which are created by implication rather than clearly and directly. Those rights and guarantees which are rea sonably inferred from the provisions of a civil constitution. As applied to the U.S. Constitution, the implied powers of the federal government arising under the Necessary and Proper Clause, Art. I, Sec. 8(18). PER Through, along, over (for space or distance). Throughout, during (for time); also, by means of, because of. PER ANNUM [L. per + annus / year] Through or by the head, top or summit. Counted or calculated by the number of heads (i.e., persons) involved. The division and distribution of an estate in equal shares, the number of which is determined by counting and dividing equally among all living persons descended from the decedent, regardless of the shares which would have been taken by the ancestors of those persons. Example: A dies leaving one living son, B; two living grandsons, C and D, the sons of deceased son X; and three greatgrandchildren, E, F and G, the descendants of deceased son Y. A’s estate will be divided into six equal shares, one each for B, C, D, E, F and G. Most states apply per capita distri bution only when all takers are of the same generation. Distribution per cap ita is distinguished from distribution per stirpes . Also, by each individual in the population, as a per capita tax. See CAPITA; PER STIRPES PER CENTUM [L. per + centum / the number 100] Used in the abbreviated form percent . Measured by the number of parts in a hundred; of each hundred. A whole divided into 100 parts. PER CURIAM [L. per + curia / meeting place of the Roman Senate; court house; court] An opinion which is joined in by an entire appellate court, as opposed to one which is written for the court by a single judge. Also, a short statement of the disposition of an appeal without a formal opinion or explanatory discussion. See CURIA Over the course of a year; annually, as in interest per annum . PER CAPITA [L. per + caput / the head of a living creature]

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