in personam
Americanadverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of in personam
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1880–85
Example Sentences
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But in 1906 the Court discovered, by a vote of five-to-four, a situation in which a divorce proceeding is one in personam.
From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Edward Samuel Corwin
Historically the jurisdiction of courts to render judgments in personam is grounded on their de facto power over the defendant's person.
From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Edward Samuel Corwin
The phrase "right in personam" and its co-phrase "right in rem" are so misleading in their implications, as any teacher soon learns, that we may leave them to the textbooks of analytical jurisprudence.
From An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Roscoe Pound
Such a proceeding is, either in form or substance, one not in personam but in rem.
From The American Judiciary by Simeon E. Baldwin, LLD
An action in personam asserts a right only against a particular person.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
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