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The legal term '''''in personam''''' means directed toward a particular person rather than a particular piece of property.  Most lawsuits are '''''in personam'''''.  The primary exceptions are lawsuits directed specifically at titles to land.
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The legal term '''''in personam''''' means directed toward a particular person rather than a particular piece of property.  Most lawsuits are '''''in personam'''''.  The primary exceptions are lawsuits directed specifically at titles to land. A decision in personam will only bind those who were parties to the proceeding (as opposed to the world at large). 
    
Contrast '''''in personam''''' with ''[[in rem]]''.
 
Contrast '''''in personam''''' with ''[[in rem]]''.
 
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