English Dictionary

service of process

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

(law) 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.

日本語の意味

法律手続において、訴訟の通知として、訴状などの情報を相手方に届ける行為。 / 訴訟に対して相手が応答できるよう、十分な詳細を伴って訴えの内容を通知すること。

The court clerk confirmed that the service of process had been completed before scheduling the arraignment.

裁判所の書記官は、相手方が訴えられていることを応答できる十分な詳細を含む正式な訴状の送達が完了したことを確認してから、審理の日程を決めた。

意味（1）

(law) 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.

意味（2）

(law) 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.

services of process （ plural ）