单词 | to accept service |
释义 | > as lemmasto accept service e. transitive. Law. To agree to consider (the delivery of a writ) as validly served. Chiefly in to accept service. ΚΠ 1794 W. Brown Rep. Cases Chancery IV. 478 The plaintiff..caused a subpœna to be sued out, and application to be made to the defendant's solicitor to accept service thereof. 1844 J. F. Archbold New Pract. Attornies II. 318 Where a defendant agreed to accept service of a writ of summons, in order to avoid further expense,..this was holden to be a waiver of objection to the writ. 1887 Law Q. Rev. Jan. 10 In the High Court, unless the defendant's solicitor undertakes to accept service, the writ of summons must be served personally. 1901 Albany Law Jrnl. Mar. 82/1 The defendant offered to accept service of writ and to give a satisfactory bond to pay any judgment that the plaintiff might recover against him. 1958 Life 1 Sept. 20/3 I will be most happy to accept service of a federal subpoena to appear before a grand jury. 2005 P. Irons War Powers iv. 77 The officer returned to the courthouse and reported to Taney that Cadwalader had refused to accept service of the writ. < as lemmas |
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