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in personam

in personam adjective: 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.

Adjective

in personam (not comparable)

  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.
    • in personam judgment

in personam meaning in Tamil

in personam in Tamil

நபர்சுட்டிய

Origin of in personam

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

Questions about in personam

What does in personam mean?
In personam means 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.
What is in personam in Tamil?
In personam in Tamil is நபர்சுட்டிய. See In personam meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is in personam?
In personam is an adjective.

Words near in personam in the dictionary

  1. in particular
  2. in passing
  3. in peace
  4. in perpetuity
  5. in person
  6. in personam
  7. in perspective
  8. in petto
  9. in phase
  10. in piety
  11. in pig

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