ad personam en · ADJ
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ad persōnam.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Given exclusively to one specific person, and not transferrable to or heritable by others. (of a role, title, privilege, etc.)
bishop ad personam
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(not-comparable) Targeted at one person or group of people in particular, but not generally applicable to the entire community.
The decriminalization of accounting fraud was a law ad personam intended save the President from legal trouble.
- (not-comparable) Synonym of ad hominem.