Legal process
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Legal process (sometimes simply process) is any formal notice or writ by a court obtaining jurisdiction over a person or property.[1] Common forms of process include a summons, subpoena, mandate, and warrant.[2] Process normally takes effect by serving it on a person, arresting a person, posting it on real property, or seizing personal property.
See also
- Civil procedure
- Due process
- Legal proceedings
- Legal process outsourcing
- Procedural law
- Trial
References
- ISBN 0-19-866110-X.
- ISBN 0-314-76271-X.
Further reading
- Hartzler, H. Richard (1976). Justice, Legal Systems, and Social Structure. Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press.
- Kempin, Jr., Frederick G. (1963). Legal History: Law and Social Change. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
- Murphy, Cornelius F. (1977). Introduction to Law, Legal Process, and Procedure. St. Paul, MN: West Publishing.
- Schwartz, Bernard (1974). The Law in America. New York: American Heritage Publishing Co.