process server

/ˈprɑsɛs ˌsɜrvər/
noun
  1. A person whose job is to deliver legal documents, such as summonses or subpoenas, to the people involved in a court case.
    • The process-server had to track down the witness to deliver the subpoena.
    • The process-server handed him the court papers at his front door.
    • She works as a process-server for a law firm in the city.
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