Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
service of process — The service of writs, complaints, summonses, etc., signifies the delivering to or leaving them with the party to whom or with whom they ought to be delivered or left; and, when they are so delivered, they are then said to have been served. In the … Black's law dictionary
service — ser·vice 1 n 1: the act of delivering to or informing someone of a writ, summons, or other notice as prescribed by law after service of process see also notice by publication at notice, s … Law dictionary
process — A series of actions, motions, or occurrences; progressive act or transaction; continuous operation; method, mode or operation, whereby a result or effect is produced; normal or actual course of procedure; regular proceeding, as, the process of… … Black's law dictionary
Constructive notice — also known as the Doctrine of Constructive Notice is a legal fiction used in the law of both common law and civil law systems to signify that a person or entity is legally presumed to have knowledge of something, even if they have no actual… … Wikipedia
service by publication — n. Publication of a summons or other document as an advertisement in a newspaper named by the court, used in cases where the defendant cannot be found. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney… … Law dictionary
actual service — Personal service, as distinguished from service by publication or some other form of constructive service of process. 42 Am J1st Proc § 46. The typical example of actual or personal service is that of reading the process to the person to be… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Service Economy, The — Economic activity has traditionally been divided into extractive, constructive, manufacturing, and service sectors. With the decline of heavy engineering and the rise of the knowledge based economy, the service industries make up an ever… … Big dictionary of business and management
substituted service — sub·sti·tut·ed service n: the service of a writ, process, or summons otherwise than by personal service (as by mail or publication or by leaving it at a defendant s place of business or residence or with an agent) – called also constructive… … Law dictionary
personal service — n 1: a service based on the intellectual or manual efforts of an individual (as for salary or wages) rather than a salable product of his or her skills 2: physical delivery of process to a person to whom it is directed or to someone authorized to … Law dictionary
due process of law — Law in its regular course of administration through courts of justice. Due process of law in each particular case means such an exercise of the powers of the government as the settled maxims of law permit and sanction, and under such safeguards… … Black's law dictionary
