in rem

American  

[in rem] / ɪn ˈrɛm /

adverb

Law.

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

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in rem British  

/ ɪn ˈrɛm /

adjective

1. law (of a judicial act) directed against property rather than against a specific person Compare in personam

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Etymology

Origin of in rem

1880–85; < Latin: literally, against (the) thing

Example Sentences

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in rem

Multiply by 100 to obtain dose in rem.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

What is the dose in rem to the tumor, if the average γ energy per decay is 1.25 MeV?

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

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

In order to sustain the same kind of challenge in cases involving judgments in rem it has had to make law outright.

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

Third, cases of admiralty jurisdiction, and proceedings in rem of an analogous nature, are decided by the judges without the intervention of a jury.

From American Institutions and Their Influence by Tocqueville, Alexis de