cabezas, estirpes

English translation: per capita, per stirpes

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Spanish term or phrase:por cabezas, por estirpes
English translation:per capita, per stirpes
Entered by: Sara Koopman

20:26 Jan 30, 2004
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / wills
Spanish term or phrase: cabezas, estirpes
"Si concurrieron hermanos con sobrinos, hijos de hermanos, los primeros herederán por cabezas y los segundos por estirpes."

It's not a funny topic really, but somehow this sentence makes me giggle. Images of heads and horse stock are floating in my head. Maybe that's why I'm blocking on how to say this in English. Any suggestions much appreciated.
Sara Koopman
Local time: 14:00
per capita, per stirpes
Explanation:
Ya
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Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 15:00
Grading comment
wow, the oddities of legalese. per stirpes. guess the lawyers have to keep it unintelligible to stay in business. well it was a new one to me, thanks so much.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2per capita, per stirpes
Henry Hinds
4 +1per cápita; race/lineage
Alicia Jordá
5per capita, per family line
Parrot
4line or family
Sheilann


  

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per cápita; race/lineage


Explanation:
seems a translation the spanish version

Alicia Jordá
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agree  Indiana
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line or family


Explanation:
I understand that brothers and sisters of the deceased will receive a legacy each, but the nephews and/or great-nephews will receive a legacy per family.
I'm not familiar with probate, but that's what I understand from this context.

Sheilann
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
per capita, per stirpes


Explanation:
Ya


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Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 15:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 5063
Grading comment
wow, the oddities of legalese. per stirpes. guess the lawyers have to keep it unintelligible to stay in business. well it was a new one to me, thanks so much.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  KirstyMacC (X): Latin terms spot on in BE ('English'), too.
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Licenciado.

agree  Gordana Podvezanec
12 hrs
  -> Gracias, Gordana.
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
per capita, per family line


Explanation:
Estirpes implies that children of the siblings as heirs will inherit as a family group what corresponds to the sibling.

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 23:00
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 337
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