substituted service

substituted service
sub·sti·tut·ed service n: the service of a writ, process, or summons otherwise than by personal service (as by mail or publication or by leaving it at a defendant's place of business or residence or with an agent) – called also constructive service;

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

substituted service
A method for the formal delivery of court papers that takes the place of personal service. Personal service means that the papers are placed directly into the hands of the person to be served. Substituted service, on the other hand, may be accomplished by leaving the documents with a designated agent, with another adult in the recipient's home, with the recipient's manager at work, or by posting a notice in a prominent place and then using certified mail to send copies of the documents to the recipient.
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Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


substituted service
=>> service.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


substituted service
Service of process upon a defendant in any manner, authorized by statute or rule, other than personal service within the jurisdiction; as by publication, by mailing a copy to his or her last known address, or by personal service in another state.

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


substituted service
Service of process upon a defendant in any manner, authorized by statute or rule, other than personal service within the jurisdiction; as by publication, by mailing a copy to his or her last known address, or by personal service in another state.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

substituted service
n.
   accomplishing service (delivery) of legal documents required to be served personally by leaving the documents with an adult resident of the home of the person to be served, with an employee with management duties at the office of an individual, with such an employee at corporate headquarters, with a designated "agent for acceptance of service" (often with name and address filed with the state's Secretary of State), or in some cases (like a notice to quit the premises) by posting in a prominent place followed by mailing copies by certified mail to the person to be served.
   See also: service, service of process

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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  • constructive service — n: substituted service Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

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