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in rem:
adj.
[Latin “against a thing”] (18c)
1. Involving or determining the status of a thing, and therefore the rights of persons generally with respect to that thing. — aka (archaically) impersonal. See action in rem under ACTION (4). — in rem, adv. [1]
1. (Latin) Means “in the thing.” [2]
in rem jurisdiction:
(1930)
1. A court’s power to adjudicate the rights to a given piece of property, including the power to seize and hold it. — aka jurisdiction in rem. [1]
1. The jurisdiction a court has over property situated in the state. [2]
Also see action in rem.
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[1]: Black’s Law Dictionary Deluxe Tenth Edition by Henry Campbell Black, Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner. ISBN: 978-0-314-61300-4
[2]: Ballantine’s Law Dictionary Legal Assistant Edition
by Jack Ballantine (James Arthur 1871-1949). Doctored by Jack G. Handler, J.D. © 1994 Delmar by Thomson Learning. ISBN 0-8273-4874-6.
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