process server
noun
a person who serves legal documents, as subpoenas, writs, or warrants, especially those requiring appearance in court.
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process-servernouna sheriff's officer who serves legal documents such as writs for appearance in court
process server
Americannoun
Law.
process-server
British
noun
Etymology
Origin of process server
First recorded in 1605–15
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And in late May, after months of failed attempts, a process server delivered court papers to Shaquille O’Neal, the retired basketball star, who was sued for promoting FTX, according to legal filings.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
Instead, they're reacting like Jayson Boebert flipping his lid on a process server handing him divorce papers, i.e. they are not happy about it.
From Salon ● May 18, 2023
In January, one process server slipped, fell down an embankment and injured his leg in his attempt to reach Lidstone, according to a motion filed by Giles’ attorney.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
Nor did he want the process server to approach her at their children’s school with other parents in the vicinity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2022
This venerable ancestor was, I have been told, a process server in one of the poorest parishes of the Rouergue.
From The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
“The out-of-pocket court costs of a New York eviction are relatively modest: typically a filing fee, process-server fees, and the sheriff’s or marshal’s fee for the lockout,” Sirianni says.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
His impressive uniform proclaimed him a huissier, a process-server.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mullin the process-server stood, as usual, near the door.
From The Case and Exceptions Stories of Counsel and Clients by Frederick Trevor Hill
A process-server from McNiven's office went across Broadway to Tessier's office, where Cheever was waiting.
From We Can't Have Everything by Rupert Hughes
"Well, I do not know," said the process-server with most exquisite politeness.
From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.
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