JUDGMENT IN REM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does judgment in rem mean? 

• JUDGMENT IN REM (noun)
  The noun JUDGMENT IN REM has 1 sense:

1. a judgment pronounced on the status of some particular subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced on persons)

  Familiarity information: JUDGMENT IN REM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JUDGMENT IN REM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A judgment pronounced on the status of some particular subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced on persons)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

judgement in rem; judgment in rem

Hypernyms ("judgment in rem" is a kind of...):

judgement; judgment; judicial decision ((law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Antonym:

judgment in personam (a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages)