Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Aequitas agit in personam
Equity acts upon the person.
In omni actione ubi duae concurrunt districtiones, videlicet in rem et in personam, illa districtio tenenda est quae magis timetur et magis ligat
In every action where two distresses (or forms of distraint) concur, that is in rem and in personam, the distraint is to be chosen that is more dreaded and that binds more firmly. Bracton 372.
Litis nomen omnem actionem signifzcat, sive in rem, sive in personam sit
The word "lis" (a lawsuit) signifies every action, whether it is in rem or in personam.
actio in personam
See action in personam under ACTION..
action in personam
An action determining the rights and interests of the parties themselves in the subject matter of the case. - Also termed personal action; (in Roman law) actio in personam; actio personalis. See IN PERSONAM.
action in personam.
See ACTION.
exceptio in personam
A plea or defense of a personal nature that only the person to whom it is granted by law may assert.
in personam
adj. [Latin "against a person"] Involving or determining the personal rights and interests of the parties. - Also termed personal. - in personam , adv. See action in personam under ACTION. Cf. IN REM. "An action is said to be in personam when its object is to determine the rights and interests of the parties themselves in the subject-matter of the action, however the action may arise, and the effe
in personam judgment
See personal judgment.
in personam jurisdiction
See personal jurisdiction under JURISDICTION.
judgment in personam
See personal judgment under JUDGMENT.
jurisdiction in personam
See personal jurisdiction.
jus in personam
n. [Latin "right against a person"] A right of action against a particular person to enforce that person's obligation. See right in personam under RIGHT.
justice in personam
See personal justice under JUSTICE (1).
right in personam
An interest protected solely against specific individuals. - Also termed personal right; jus in personam. See IN PERSONAM.