Law. transitive. To present (a person) formally with a summons, writ, subpoena, etc. Frequently in passive.
| 单词 | θ175118 |
| 释义 | society > law > administration of justice > process, writ, warrant, or order > [verb (transitive)] > serve with writ (11) serve1462 Law. transitive. To present (a person) formally with a summons, writ, subpoena, etc. Frequently in passive. serve?1538 Law. transitive. To deliver (a summons, writ, subpoena, etc.) formally to the intended recipient. Chiefly with on or upon. Also figurative. to serve in1630 transitive. To present (a person) formally with a legal document. Cf. sense 49b. Obsolete. rare. mandamus1823 transitive. To serve with a writ of mandamus. writ1878 transitive (often in passive). Originally Irish English. To serve (a person) with a writ; to issue a writ against; to sue, to cite. Now rare. Subcategories:— again (1) — of specific type (3) — revive a process (1) — stop a process (1) |
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