res
[Latin]
1 : a thing (as a property, interest, or status) as opposed to a person that is the object of rights and esp. that is the subject matter of litigation [a court with jurisdiction over the of the suit] compare
in personam,
in rem,
quasi in rem 2 : corpus [the of the trust was the marital home "
Stopka v. Commercial Embroidery, Inc., 428 N.E.2d 1130 (1981)"]