A term used to describe actions against one's property only, distinguished from personal actions, which are said to be "in persona".
Action brought "against the thing" (the subject property) without regard to its owner, as distinguished from an action brought in personam.
Against the matter Proceedings issued or directed against property as opposed to a specific person - an admiralty action in rem would be issued against the ship itself
An action in rem is one taken directly against property and has for its object the disposition of property, without reference to who owns the property.
Latin term meaning "Against the thing." Used to describe a legal action which is taken against land rather than against the land owner, such as a bank's foreclosure on a defaulted
Against a thing (property) and not against a person.
Procedural term used to designate proceedings or actions in determining the status of a thing or the rights of persons with respect to that thing. Compare in personam.
A proceeding against the realty directly; as distinguished from a proceeding against a person. (Used in taking land from nonpayment of taxes, etc.)
Latin: All legal rights are either in personam or in rem. In rem rights are proprietary in nature; related to the ownership of property and not based on any personal relationship, as is the case with in personam rights.
Latin phrase meaning "against the thing". Legal term describing proceedings against property rather than proceedings against people.