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in rem

[ in -rem ]
/ ɪn ˈrɛm /

adverb, adjective 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.

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seclusion
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Compare in personam.

Origin of in rem

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

Words nearby in rem

in reality, in reason, in reference to, in regard to, in relation to, in rem, in rerum natura, in reserve, in-residence, in respect to, in retrospect
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British Dictionary definitions for in rem

in rem
/ (ɪn ˈrɛm) /

adjective

law (of a judicial act) directed against property rather than against a specific personCompare in personam

Word Origin for in rem

Latin, literally: against the matter
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