Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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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.