process server
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noun Law.
a person who serves legal documents, as subpoenas, writs, or warrants, especially those requiring appearance in court.
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Origin of process server
First recorded in 1605–15
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Examples from the Web for process-server
Historical Examples of process-server
A process-server walked in and handed Vaucross the papers at his table.
Strictly BusinessO. Henry
"Well, I do not know," said the process-server with most exquisite politeness.
An Englishman in ParisAlbert D. (Albert Dresden) Vandam
"A lawyer should not have to be his own process-server," was the retort of offended dignity.
When 'Bear Cat' Went DryCharles Neville Buck
He did a good trade as bailiff and process-server, and at times had considerable sums of money in his possession.
A Book of Remarkable CriminalsH. B. Irving
At fifteen he had been taken away from a boarding-school to be sent into the employment of a process-server.
Bouvard and PcuchetGustave Flaubert
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