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Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003699

A Latin preposition meaning "by," "through," or "by means of," used in legal writing to indicate agency or the author of a judicial opinion. For instance, a decision written by a specific judge is attributed as "Smith, J.," while an unsigned opinion from the court as a whole is designated "per curiam." It also appears in phrases like "per stirpes" to denote a method of inheritance.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003699
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003699",
  "term": "Per",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A Latin preposition meaning \"by,\" \"through,\" or \"by means of,\" used in legal writing to indicate agency or the author of a judicial opinion. For instance, a decision written by a specific judge is attributed as \"Smith, J.,\" while an unsigned opinion from the court as a whole is designated \"per curiam.\" It also appears in phrases like \"per stirpes\" to denote a method of inheritance.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/per/"
}

Record 3,706 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.