action in personamAction "against the person", personal liability. As opposed to action in rem, which is an action for the recovery of a specific object, such as an automobile.
action in personam - An action against the person, founded on a personal liability. In contrast to action in rem, an action for the recovery of a specific object, usually an item of personal property such as an automobile.
Action in personam. An action against the person.
Action in rem. An action against a thing - an inanimate object out of which satisfaction is sought. See Res, 2.
"The phrases were especially apply to actions, an action in personam being the remedy where I claim against a specific person arose about of an obligation, whether (in contract) or (in tort), ...
An action in personam asserts a right only against a particular person.
 See also: Judgment, Defend, Action in rem, Action, Person
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