【辭典】"In re" 關於

dictionary.law.com的解譯：

in re
prep. short for "in regard to" or concerning. Often "in re" is found near the top of lawyers' letters to identify the subject matter, as "In re Matheson v. Roth," or "In re Estate of Ruth Bentley." It is also used in naming legal actions in which there is only one party, the petitioning party, as in "In re Adoption of Marcus McGillicuddy."

"in regard to" 或 concerning的縮寫，通常會在律師信件（lawyers' letters） 的頂端附近看到"In re"，用以表示主題，如"In re Matheson v. Roth,"或 "In re Estate of Ruth Bentley." ，它也會被使用於命名“僅有一造當事人，即請願方（petitioning party）”的法律訴訟中，如 "In re Adoption of Marcus McGillicuddy"。

Law.com的解譯：

: in the matter of (used in the title or name of a case where the proceeding is in rem or quasi in rem and not in personam (as in a matter involving a probate or bankruptcy estate, a guardianship, or an application for laying out a public highway) and occasionally in the title of an ex parte proceeding (as in an application for a writ of habeas corpus))

用於“對物（in rem or quasi in rem）”而非“對人（in personam (as in a matter involving a probate or bankruptcy estate, a guardianship, or an application for laying out a public highway)” ）的案例中。也使用於“僅有一造當事人（ex parte）”的案例中。