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service of process

service of process noun: 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.

Noun

service of process (countable and uncountable, plural services of process)

  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.
  2. 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.
    Synonyms:
    service of summons

service of process meaning in Tamil

service of process in Tamil

நீதிமுறைக் கட்டளையைச் சார்வு செய்தல்

Synonyms of service of process

  • service of summons

Forms of service of process

pluralservices of process

Questions about service of process

What does service of process mean?
Service of process means 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.
What is service of process in Tamil?
Service of process in Tamil is நீதிமுறைக் கட்டளையைச் சார்வு செய்தல். See Service of process meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is service of process?
Service of process is a noun.
What is the plural of service of process?
The plural of service of process is services of process.

Words near service of process in the dictionary

  1. service mark
  2. service marks
  3. service media
  4. service member
  5. service of an heir
  6. service of process
  7. service oneself
  8. service pack
  9. service packs
  10. service pipe
  11. service pipes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: service of process (page history and authors); service of process (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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