in rem
Americanadverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of in rem
1880–85; < Latin: literally, against (the) thing
Example Sentences
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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
Multiply by 100 to obtain dose in rem.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
Eva—i. e. heve, significat prægnans vel elevata, ab elevatione ventris; than which nothing could be said more in rem.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 by Various
In admiralty proceedings in rem, bail is often required for procuring the release of arrested ships or cargo.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
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 Pound, Roscoe
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