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personam

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A quick definition of personam:

Term: PERSONAM

Definition: Personam means "against a person" in Latin. It refers to legal actions that involve determining the personal rights and obligations of the parties involved. These actions are brought against a person rather than property. For example, a lawsuit for breach of contract is an action in personam. The outcome of such an action only binds the parties involved and does not affect any property.

Related term: IN REM

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Personam is a legal term that means "against a person." It refers to legal actions that involve determining the personal rights and obligations of the parties involved. These actions are brought against a person rather than property.

Examples: An example of an action in personam is a lawsuit brought by one person against another for breach of contract. In this case, the legal action is brought against the person who breached the contract, rather than any property involved in the contract.

Explanation: The term personam is used to describe legal actions that are focused on determining the rights and obligations of individuals involved in a dispute. These actions are brought against a person, rather than property, and the outcome of the action only binds the parties involved. The example of a breach of contract lawsuit illustrates this definition because it is a legal action brought against a person for their actions, rather than any property involved in the contract.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
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Nice! @Macaque
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22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
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No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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