"serve notice" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-serve notice.ogg [Australia] Forms: serves notice [present, singular, third-person], serving notice [participle, present], served notice [participle, past], served notice [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} serve notice (third-person singular simple present serves notice, present participle serving notice, simple past and past participle served notice)
  1. (law) To officially give a legal notice to. Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: let go, sack, lay off Translations (officially give a legal notice to): ilmoittaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-serve_notice-en-verb-Km19WgcK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 12 43 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'officially give a legal notice to': 99 1 0
  2. To warn or announce. Translations (warn or announce): varoittaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-serve_notice-en-verb-C35sK-b~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 12 43 Disambiguation of 'warn or announce': 1 99 1
  3. (idiomatic) To fire; to terminate one's employment or formal association. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms (terminate employment): axe Translations (terminate employment): erottaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-serve_notice-en-verb-h4wtHOck Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 12 43 Disambiguation of 'terminate employment': 3 2 94 Disambiguation of 'terminate employment': 3 2 94

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