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in personam
[ in per-soh-nam ]
adverb
, Law.
- (of a legal proceeding or judgment) directed against a party or parties, rather than against property.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of in personam1
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1880–85
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Word History and Origins
Origin of in personam1
Latin
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