law of statusglossary / LAW OF STATUS law of status. The category of law dealing with personal or nonproprietary rights, whether in rem or in personam. • It is one of the three departments into which civil law is divided. Cf. LAW OF OBLIGATIONS; LAW OF PROPERTY. 词条贡献者 法律翻译Max,毕业于一所培养最顶级翻译人才的语言学院,擅长翻译有关电信和互联网领域的法律文件。