A procedural term used to designate proceedings or actions instituted against the thing, in contrast to actions instituted in personam or against the person
An action in rem is one taken directly against property and has for its object the disposition of property, without reference to who owns the property
Latin: "against the thing " A proceeding against the property directly, as distinguished from a proceeding against a person (used in taking land for nonpayment of taxes, etc )
Latin term meaning "Against the thing " Used to describe a legal action which is taken against land rather than against the land owner, such as a bank's foreclosure on a defaulted mortgage
Latin: All legal rights are either in personam or in rem In rem rights are proprietary in nature; related to the ownership of property and not based on any personal relationship, as is the case with in personam rights