in rem

American

[in rem] / ɪn ˈrɛm /

adverb

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.

in rem British

/ ɪn ˈrɛm /

adjective

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

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in rem

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

Rights, in personam or in rem, are objects of economic value, and the exchange of these rights makes up the bulk, if not the whole, of economic exchange.

From The Value of Money by Benjamin M. Anderson

An arrest of a ship, which is the method of enforcing the admiralty process in rem, founded either on a maritime lien or on a claim against the ship, is dealt with under Admiralty Jurisdiction.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

Again, this act, by proceedings in rem, forfeits property for the ingredients of treason without a conviction of the supposed criminal or a personal hearing given him in any proceeding.

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 6, part 1: Abraham Lincoln by James D. (James Daniel) Richardson

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