When a court has power over the person who is the defendant of a lawsuit, it is called:

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The correct term for a court's power over the person who is the defendant in a lawsuit is "personal jurisdiction," which is not listed among the provided options. The options given refer to different concepts: "in rem jurisdiction" relates to a court's power over property, "quasi in rem jurisdiction" involves jurisdiction over a defendant's property to satisfy a claim against the defendant, "stare decisis" is a legal principle of determining points in litigation according to precedent, and "concurrent jurisdiction" means that more than one court has jurisdiction to hear a case. None of these terms correctly describe a court's power over the person of the defendant.

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