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Process server
(law enforcement) A deliverer of processes or summonses, the formal announcements of the beginning of a legal action; a huissier de justice or other equivalent position in other legal systems.
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(law enforcement) A deliverer of processes or summonses, the formal announcements of the beginning of a legal action; a huissier de justice or other equivalent position in other legal systems.
"The process server could not effect service of process because the defendant was nowhere to be found."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Process server"
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| Word | Definition |
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| huissier de justicenoun | (law) An officer of the court in several European countries who serves processes and notices, seizes and auctions off property, and executes garnishments, levies, and evictions, roughly similar to British bailiffs or private constables in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. |
| judicial officernoun | (law) A public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law. |
| bailiffnoun | (law enforcement) An officer of the court, particularly: |
| apparitornoun | A messenger or officer who serves the process of an ecclesiastical court. |
| huissiernoun | (historical) A huissier de justice, an officer of the court in various European countries roughly similar to a British bailiff. |
| officer of the courtnoun | (law) One who, as a function of their professional duties, must promote the effective operation of the judicial system. |
| summonernoun | One who summons or evokes, particularly in legal contexts. |
| prosecutionnoun | (law) The institution of legal proceedings (particularly criminal) against a person. |
| pursuivantnoun | (heraldry) A functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties; an attendant of the heralds, e.g. in the College of Arms. |
| procureurnoun | (law) A procurator. |
| judgenoun | A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice. |
| apparatornoun | Alternative form of apparitor. [(historical) An officer who attended magistrates and judges to execute their orders.] |
| processionernoun | One who takes part in a procession. |
| prosecuting attorneynoun | A public officer charged with carrying on the prosecution or representing the state in criminal proceedings and, in some jurisdictions, instituting or representing the state in civil or administrative proceedings. |
| messenger-at-armsnoun | (Scotland) An officer who executes the summonses of the Court of Session. |
| pagenoun | One of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document. |
| prosectorshipnoun | The role or status of prosector. |
| justice of the peacenoun | A judicial officer with varying responsibilities depending on the jurisdiction. |
| sheriff officernoun | (Scotland) An officer of the Scottish sheriff court, responsible for serving documents and enforcing court orders within a sheriffdom. |
| audienciernoun | A bailiff in certain French courts. |
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