in rem

\\-ˈrem\ adverb (or adjective)

Etymology: Late Latin

: against or with respect to a thing (as a right, status, or title to property) without reference to the persons involved

the court acted in rem

an in rem proceeding

a judgment in rem

— compare in personam, quasi in rem

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/in rem"/, Law.

(of a legal proceeding or judgment) directed against a thing, rather than against a person, as a legal proceeding for the recovery of property. Cf. in personam.

[1880-85; < L: lit., against (the) thing]

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in rem /in rem/

(Latin; law)

Against a thing or property, used of a proceeding, an enforceable right, etc against all persons or against property, such as the arrest of a ship in the enforcement of a maritime lien (see also ↑in personam)

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in rem «ihn REHM»,

Latin. against a thing or person generally, as a right of property (used especially of a legal proceeding).

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[ˌin 'rem]

adj. [often postpositive] Law made or availing against or affecting a thing, and therefore other people generally; imposing a general liability

it confers a right in rem. Compare with in personam

Origin:

mid 18th cent.: Latin, ‘against a thing’