in personam
Americanadverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of in personam
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1880–85
Example Sentences
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In modern times, thinking, whether he knows it or not, in terms of natural rights and by derivation of legal rights, the analytical jurist speaks of rights in personam.
From An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Pound, Roscoe
An action in personam asserts a right only against a particular person.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
Such a proceeding is, either in form or substance, one not in personam but in rem.
From The American Judiciary by Baldwin, Simeon E., LLD
Our process must be in rem, not in personam.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
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 Corwin, Edward Samuel
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