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in rem Definition


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in rem
adj
    1. law.
      Said of a proceeding or action, etc: taken or instituted against a thing, eg a property or right, rather than against a person. Compare in personam. Also as adverb.
Etymology: 19c: Latin, meaning ‘against the thing'.



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