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in rem /in-'rem/ adv or adj [Latin]: against or with respect to a thing (as a right, status, or interest in property) without reference to the persons involvedwhen the Government is proceeding against property in rem — Austin v. United States, 509 U.S. 602 (1993)
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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adj.(Latin) Against a thing; describes actions or proceedings concerning property rather than people, used in cases to determine title to or interests in property within the court’s territorial jurisdiction and that are brought against the property itself, not against the people who own it.adv.in rem
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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'against a thing' (as opposed to against a person).
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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Latin for "against or about a thing," referring to a lawsuit or other legal action directed toward property, rather than toward a particular person. Thus, if title to property is the issue, the action is "in rem." The term is important since the location of the property determines which court has jurisdiction, and enforcement of a judgment must be upon the property and does not follow a person.Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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adj. Latin Pertaining to a thing or to property. Litigation in rem (as opposed to in personam) determines the respective rights to property that has been brought before the court.@ quasi in remA type of case initiated by the seizure of property that is within the court's jurisdiction, as a step toward obtaining monetary damages against an individual who is outside the jurisdiction of the court.@
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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(Latin: In the thing itself.)A lawsuit against an item of property, not against a person (in personam).
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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[Latin, In the thing itself.] A lawsuit against an item of property, not against a person (in personam).II Against the thing.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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adj.from Latin "against or about a thing," referring to a lawsuit or other legal action directed toward property, rather than toward a particular person. Thus, if title to property is the issue, the action is "in rem." The term is important since the location of the property determines which court has jurisdiction and enforcement of a judgment must be upon the property and does not follow a person. "In rem" is different from "in personam," which is directed toward a particular person.See also: in personam
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
