Meanings
plural services of process
- countableuncountablelawThe 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.
- countableuncountablelawThe 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe effective notification of a lawsuit such that a court may proceed with the case.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 送达, 传票
- 送达 (sòng dá)delivery of information providing notice
- 传票 (chuánpiào)effective notification of a lawsuit
- 送达 (sòng dá)effective notification of a lawsuit
Finnish haaste, haaste
- haastedelivery of information providing notice
- haasteeffective notification of a lawsuit
Spanish diligencia de emplazamiento, diligencia de emplazamiento
- diligencia de emplazamientodelivery of information providing notice
- diligencia de emplazamientoeffective notification of a lawsuit
Cite this entry
service of process. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/service%20of%20process
“service of process.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/service%20of%20process. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “service of process,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/service%20of%20process.
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