service of process

Noun

 * 1)  The delivery of information to a person or entity providing notice that they are being sued with sufficient detail for them to respond to the suit.
 * The process server could not effect service of process because the defendant was nowhere to be found.
 * 1)  The effective notification of a lawsuit such that a court may proceed with the case.
 * The court found plaintiff's service of process effective, although the defendant refused to receive the complaint.

Translations

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 * Finnish:
 * Spanish: diligencia de emplazamiento


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Finnish:
 * Spanish: diligencia de emplazamiento