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in rem

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in rem  (n rm)
adv. & adj. Law
Against a thing, such as property, status, or a right, rather than against a person. Used of an action or a judgment.

[Late Latin : Latin in, against + Latin rem, accusative of rs, thing, matter.]

in rem [ɪn ˈrɛm]
adj
(Law) Law (of a judicial act) directed against property rather than against a specific person Compare in personam
[Latin, literally: against the matter]


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