English Explanatory Dictionary

in personam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. In a lawsuit against a specific individual, a summons and complaint to give the court jurisdiction that is served to a person to try a case. In personam means that a judgment can be enforceable against the person wherever he/she is.

Word forms

in personam

Etymology

From Latin in persōnam (literally “towards a person”).

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