return day

return day
return day n: a day when a return is to be made: as
a: a day on which the defendant in an action or proceeding is to appear in court (as for arraignment)
b: a day on which the defendant in an action must file an answer
c: a day on which a hearing on an action or proceeding (as a motion) is to be held
d: a day on which proof of service must be returned
e: a day fixed by law for the canvassing of election returns – called also return date;

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

return day
The day on which votes are counted and the election results announced. The day named in a writ or other form of legal process as the date when the response to that paper must be made.
The day on which an officer, such as a U.S. marshal, must file proof with the court that he or she has served legal process on a defendant or that he or she cannot serve the papers. The statement is made under oath and is called the return or return of process.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


return day
The day on which votes are counted and the election results announced. The day named in a writ or other form of legal process as the date when the response to that paper must be made.
 
The day on which an officer, such as a U.S. marshal, must file proof with the court that he or she has served legal process on a defendant or that he or she cannot serve the papers. The statement is made under oath and is called the return or return of process.

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