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in perpetuum
in personam
in petto
in-point
in posse
in-process
in propria persona
in re
in rem
in rerum natura
in-residence
in-service
in situ
in situ hybridization
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in rem
in rem [ in rém ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
directed at property: describes something such as a law or right made about or directed at property rather than a person.
See also  in personam
[< Latin, "against a thing"]
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