
n. delivering a summons, complaint, notice to quit tenancy or other legal document which must be served by handing it directly to the person named in the document. Personal service is distinguished from "constructive service," which includes posting the notice and then mailing a copy or publishing a summons on a person the court has found is hiding...
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A method for the formal delivery of court papers in which the papers are placed directly into the hands of the person to be served. Compare: substituted service
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Personal delivery (i.e. not by mail) of a claim, summons or notice
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