IN REM

in rem (in rem), adj. [Latin “against a thing”] Involving or determining the status of a thing, and therefore the rights of persons generally with respect to that thing. — Also termed (archaically) impersonal. See action in rem under ACTION(4). Cf. IN PERSONAM. [Cases: Admiralty 48; Courts 18. C.J.S. Admiralty §§ 157, 239; Courts § […]