— Also termed in personam jurisdiction; jurisdiction in personam; jurisdiction of the person; jurisdiction over the person. See IN PERSONAM. Cf. in rem jurisdiction. [Cases: Admiralty 5; Constitutional Law 305(5, 6); Courts 10; Federal Courts 71–97. C.J.S. Admiralty §§ 23–25, 29, 67; Constitutional Law §§ 1151–1152; Courts §§ 39–40.]
personal jurisdiction
A court’s power to bring a person into its adjudicative process; jurisdiction over a defendant’s personal rights, rather than merely over property interests.
