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in personam An act, proceeding or right done or directed against or with reference to a specific person, as opposed to in rem. The right of a beneficiary is primarily a right in personam against his trustee. The Court of Chancery acted in personam by means of its decress compelling, or restraining, specific acts by the person concerned. |
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in personam Against a person. Used to indicate, e.g., proceedings taken against some specific person (actio in personam), or rights available against specific persons (jura in personam). Equity acts in personam refers to the old procedure of the Court of Chancery which issued an order upon a person so that he was commanded to do or refrain from doing an act. |