Legal process

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Example of physical procedural records from the Court of Justice of the State of Rio de Janeiro.

Legal process (sometimes simply process) is any formal notice or writ by a court obtaining jurisdiction over a person or property. Common forms of process include a summons, subpoena, mandate, and warrant. 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

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.