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English translation: per stirpes (by right of representation)

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Portuguese term or phrase:estirpes
English translation:per stirpes (by right of representation)
Entered by: Douglas Bissell

17:18 Sep 28, 2016
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law: Contract(s)
Portuguese term or phrase: estirpes
Com a morte de um Beneficiário antes ou durante o gozo dos direitos usufrutuários da Fundação, os seus descendentes tomarão o seu lugar e têm os seus direitos em partes iguais por estirpes.
Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 10:47
per stirpes (by right of representation)
Explanation:
in equal shares by line of stock or 'lineage' from a common ancestor down a treelike genealogy vs. per capita, namely by headcount.

per stirpes

A (husband) >

C+D+E (children)

per capita

A (husband) > B (wife as a non-ancestor takes)


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Adrian MM. (X)
Local time: 11:47
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2lineage
Moisés Perez
4per stirpes (by right of representation)
Adrian MM. (X)
1blood connections/links
Mark Pinto


  

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blood connections/links


Explanation:
Sugestão

Mark Pinto
India
Local time: 15:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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lineage


Explanation:
É isso aí.

Moisés Perez
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 53

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mark Pinto
1 hr
  -> Obrigado, Mark.
agree  Mario Freitas:
1 hr
  -> Obrigado, Mario.
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
por estirpes
per stirpes (by right of representation)


Explanation:
in equal shares by line of stock or 'lineage' from a common ancestor down a treelike genealogy vs. per capita, namely by headcount.

per stirpes

A (husband) >

C+D+E (children)

per capita

A (husband) > B (wife as a non-ancestor takes)




Example sentence(s):
  • A term used to denote a method used in dividing the estate of a person. A person who takes per stirpes, sometimes called by right of representation, does not inherit in an individual capacity but as a member of a group.

    Reference: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/law_general/971...
    Reference: http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/per+stirpes
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