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Originally Posted by ThomPaine
doing some research and came across this word. Makes perfect sense when you start reading, just never thought about it before. Res is typically used to mean property or thing, while In Rem means an action against property or a thing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Res_publica
Thom |
Here are a few cases during the early days of the Republic.
http://supreme.justia.com/us/1/index.html
RESPUBLICA v. MALIN, 1 U.S. 33 (1778) [ Full Text ]
RESPUBLICA v. CARLISLE, 1 U.S. 35 (1778) [ Full Text ]
RESPUBLICA v. ROBERTS, 1 U.S. 39 (1778) [ Full Text ]
RESPUBLICA v. SWEERS, 1 U.S. 41 (1779) [ Full Text ]
RESPUBLICA v. CHAPMAN, 1 U.S. 53 (1781) [ Full Text ]
RESPUBLICA v. BUFFINGTON, 1 U.S. 60 (1781) [ Full Text ]
RESPUBLICA v. MESCA, 1 U.S. 73 (1783) [ Full Text ]