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{{Short description|Any formal notice or writ by a court obtaining jurisdiction over a person or proper}} | {{Short description|Any formal notice or writ by a court obtaining jurisdiction over a person or proper}} | ||
{{For|the American law movement|Legal process (jurisprudence)}} | {{For|the American law movement|Legal process (jurisprudence)}} | ||
[[File:02- Processo Evelyn.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|Example of physical [[procedural records]] from the Court of Justice of the State of Rio de Janeiro.]] | |||
[[File:02- Processo Evelyn.jpg | '''Legal process''' (sometimes simply '''process''') is any formal [[notice]] or [[writ]] by a [[court]] obtaining [[jurisdiction]] over a person or property.<ref name=Walker>{{Cite book| last = Walker| first = David| author-link = | title = Oxford Companion to Law| place = | publisher = [[Oxford University Press]]| year = 1980| volume = | edition = | page = [https://archive.org/details/oxfordcompaniont0000walk/page/1003 1003]| url = https://archive.org/details/oxfordcompaniont0000walk| url-access = registration| doi = | id = | isbn =0-19-866110-X }}</ref> Common forms of process include a [[summons]], [[subpoena]], [[Mandate (criminal law)|mandate]], and [[warrant (law)|warrant]].<ref>{{cite book| last =Black| first = Henry C. | authorlink = | title = Black's Law Dictionary| url =https://archive.org/details/blackslawdiction00blac_1| url-access =registration| publisher = [[West Publishing]]| location = St. Paul, Mn. | date = 1990| pages = [https://archive.org/details/blackslawdiction00blac_1/page/1205 1205]| doi = | isbn = 0-314-76271-X}}</ref> Process normally takes effect by [[service of process|serving]] it on a person, [[arrest]]ing a person, posting it on [[real property]], or seizing [[personal property]]. | ||
'''Legal process''' (sometimes simply '''process''') is any formal [[notice]] or [[writ]] by a [[court]] obtaining [[jurisdiction]] over a person or property.<ref name=Walker>{{Cite book | |||
==Abuse== | ==Abuse== | ||
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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.
Abuse
See also
References
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.