Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in personam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: in- per-son-am
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In a lawsuit against a specific individual, a summons and complaint to give the court jurisdiction that is served to a person to try a case. In personam means that a judgment can be enforceable against the person wherever he/she is.

Example Sentences

"in personam judgment"

Etymology

From Latin in persōnam (literally “towards a person”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: in persōnam

Frequently Paired Words

in rem

Questions

What does in personam mean?: In a lawsuit against a specific individual, a summons and complaint to give the court jurisdiction that is served to a person to try a case. In personam means that a judgment can be enforceable against the person wherever he/she is.
Where does in personam come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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