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in personam definition

in· per·so·nam (in′ pər sō′nəm)

Law designating an action or judgment against a person, as distinguished from one against a thing, as property (in rem)

Etymology: L, lit., against the person

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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