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 资深译员Calvin,毕业于亚洲一流的高级翻译学院,擅长翻译各类与复杂技术交易相关的法律文件。