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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

action quasi in rem

An action brought against the defendant personally, with jurisdiction based on an interest in property, the objective being to deal with the particular property or to subject the property to the discharge of the claims asserted. See quasi in rem under IN REM.

action quasi in rem.

See ACTION.

judgment quasi in rem

See JUDGMENT.

jurisdiction quasi in rem

See quasi-inrem jurisdiction.

quasi in rem

[Latin "as if against a thing"] Involving or determining the rights of a person having an interest in property located within the court's jurisdiction. See action quasi in rem under ACTION.