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ad personam

ad personam adjective: given exclusively to one specific person, and not transferrable to or heritable by others. (of a role, title, privilege, etc.).

Adjective

ad personam (not comparable)

  1. Given exclusively to one specific person, and not transferrable to or heritable by others. (of a role, title, privilege, etc.)
    • bishop ad personam
  2. Targeted at one person or group of people in particular, but not generally applicable to the entire community.
    • The decriminalization of accounting fraud was a law ad personam intended save the President from legal trouble.
  3. Synonym of ad hominem.
    Synonyms:
    ad hominem

ad personam meaning in Urdu

ad personam in Urdu

ذاتی, نِجی, شخصی

Synonyms of ad personam

Origin of ad personam

Borrowed from Latin ad persōnam.

Questions about ad personam

What does ad personam mean?
Ad personam means given exclusively to one specific person, and not transferrable to or heritable by others. (of a role, title, privilege, etc.).
What is ad personam in Urdu?
Ad personam in Urdu is ذاتی, نِجی, شخصی. See Ad personam meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is ad personam?
Ad personam is an adjective.

Words near ad personam in the dictionary

  1. ad nauseum
  2. ad orientem
  3. ad out
  4. ad particle
  5. ad particles
  6. ad personam
  7. ad quod damnum
  8. ad referendum
  9. ad rem
  10. ad seriatum
  11. ad truck

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