in rem

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Etymology

From Latin in rem (“against the thing”).

Adjective

in rem (not comparable)

  1. (law) Against a thing (such as property) rather than a person.
    Coordinate term: in personam
    The church filed an in rem petition with the court, requesting that the book be declared obscene.
    • 2021, Richard D. Freer, Civil Procedure, Aspen Publishing, →ISBN, page 50:
      True in rem cases involve a dispute over ownership of the property that is the jurisdictional predicate, and (believe it or not) determine the ownership interest in that thing as to every person in the world.

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