"process server" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: process servers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} process server (plural process servers)
  1. (law enforcement) 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. Categories (topical): Law enforcement, Occupations, People Synonyms: bailiff [UK], police officer, process-server Related terms: process-serving, warrant officer Translations (deliverer of processes or summons): 送達員 (Chinese Mandarin), 送达员 (sòngdáyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), haastemies (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-process_server-en-noun-DRUc9Yjf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, law-enforcement

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