Legal process explained

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

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.

Notes and References

1. Book: Walker , David . Oxford Companion to Law . . 1980 . 1003 . registration . 0-19-866110-X .
2. Book: Black , Henry C. . Black's Law Dictionary . registration . . St. Paul, Mn. . 1990 . 1205 . 0-314-76271-X.