When the defendant's property located within a state is seized to obtain payment of a judgment from a court from another state that is unrelated to the property being seized,the jurisdiction over the property is known as ____ jurisdiction.

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Quasi in rem jurisdiction allows a court to exercise jurisdiction over a defendant's property located within the state even if the lawsuit is unrelated to that property. In personam jurisdiction applies to individuals or entities and in rem jurisdiction applies to specific property. Forum non conveniens is a doctrine that allows a court to dismiss a case if it is more appropriate to be heard in another jurisdiction.

When the Defendant's Property Located Within a State Is Seized