Phrase guide

process server

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, law-enforcement

Examples

  • The process server could not effect service of process because the defendant was nowhere to be found.

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Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 送達員 /送达员 (sòngdáyuán) — deliverer of processes or summons
  • Finnish: haastemies — deliverer of processes or summons