in personam
[ in per-soh-nam ]
/ ɪn pərˈsoʊ næm /
adverb, adjective Law.
(of a legal proceeding or judgment) directed against a party or parties, rather than against property.
Compare
in rem.
Origin of in personam
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1880–85
Words nearby in personam
in particular,
in passing,
in perpetuity,
in perpetuum,
in person,
in personam,
in petto,
in phase,
in place,
in place of,
in plain english
British Dictionary definitions for in personam
in personam
/ (ɪn pɜːˈsəʊnæm) /
adjective
Word Origin for in personam
Latin