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 译者Anne,毕业于亚洲顶尖的高级翻译学院,擅长翻译各种与投资顾问法联邦及地方注册相关的法律文件。