1. the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; - Example: "he accepted service of the subpoena" [syn: service, serving, service of process]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
service of process
n 1: the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; "he
accepted service of the subpoena" [syn: service,
serving, service of process]