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Capitation

Capitation Meaning & Definition
Capitation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Capitation?

[n] a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person

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See Also | poll tax | revenue enhancement | tax | taxation

Capitation In Webster's Dictionary

\Cap`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. capitatio a poll tax, fr. caput head; cf. F. capitation.] 1. A numbering of heads or individuals. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. 2. A tax upon each head or person, without reference to property; a poll tax.

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