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Meanings of in rem jurisdiction in English

Type of jurisdiction.

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      1
      Similar provisions are not uncommon in connection with proceedings in rem.
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      2
      An action in rem asserts a right to a particular thing against all the world.
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      3
      Now these matters of admiralty jurisdiction with process in rem range themselves under four primary and four supplementary heads.
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      4
      The division which is still most universally recognized is that of actions in rem and actions in personam (Sohm, Roman Law, tr.
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      5
      The state courts have no jurisdiction in rem over any maritime contract or tort (the ''Lottawanna,'' the ''Belfast,'' 7 Wallace Rep. 624).
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