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The legal term '''''in personam''''' means directed toward a particular person rather than a particular piece of property. Most lawsuits are '''''in personam'''''. The primary exceptions are lawsuits directed specifically at titles to land. | The legal term '''''in personam''''' means directed toward a particular person rather than a particular piece of property. Most lawsuits are '''''in personam'''''. The primary exceptions are lawsuits directed specifically at titles to land. | ||
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Revision as of 14:23, January 20, 2008
The legal term in personam means directed toward a particular person rather than a particular piece of property. Most lawsuits are in personam. The primary exceptions are lawsuits directed specifically at titles to land.
Contrast in personam with in rem.