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Definition of Service of process
1. Noun. The act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone. "He accepted service of the subpoena"
Definition of Service of process
1. Noun. (legal) 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. ¹
2. Noun. (legal) The effective notification of a lawsuit such that a court may proceed with the case. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Service Of Process
Literary usage of Service of process
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1910)
"Statutes providing for the service of process on foreign corporations doing
business in the state are considered a condition upon which they may do such ..."
2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1907)
"Judgment—jurisdiction—service of process. 1. No valid judgment in personam can
be rendered against a defendant without personal service upon him in a court ..."
3. Cyclopedia of the Law of Private Corporations by William Meade Fletcher (1920)
"Other questions in connection with the effect of statutes requiring foreign
corporations to file stipulations consenting to service of process upon state ..."
4. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1918)
"From a judgment quashing an attempted service of process upon defendant, ...
On January 5, 1912, service of process was made upon WR Irby as manager of the ..."
5. A Treatise on the Bankruptcy Law of the United States by Harold Remington (1915)
"Service of Process, According to Federal Equity Practice. ... —service of process
shall be by service of the duplicate petition and subpoena according to ..."
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