process in rem
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, Ballentine's (1916)
Definitions from Case Law
From 76 U.S. 435 - The Maggie Hammond · 1869Most cited · 171 citing opinions
Process in rem is founded on a right in the thing, and the object of the process is to obtain the thing itself, or a satisfaction out of it, for some claim resting on a real or quasi proprietary right in it.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
The method of enforcing a jus in re or proprietary right in the thing itself existing by virtue of maritime law, or by statutes relating to maritime subjects. See 39 La. Ann. 499, 4 Am. St. Rep. 274, 2 South. 37.