Service

Definition - Noun
1  : the act of delivering to or informing someone of a writ, summons, or other notice as prescribed by law <after ~ of process>
see also notice by publication at notice substituted service summons
Although service of process is primarily the means for a court to exert personal jurisdiction over a person, some form of service (as by publication of notice in a newspaper) is also usu. required for exercise of in rem or quasi in rem jurisdiction.
2 a  : useful labor that does not produce a tangible commodity ­usu. used in pl. <payment for ~s rendered>
b  : the maintenance or repair of tangible property <machinery for the ~ and improvement of the residence>

Definition - Transitive Verb
: to provide services for: as
a  : to meet interest and sinking fund payments on (debt) <didn't have the cash flow to ~ a large loan>
b  : to collect payments and maintain a payment schedule for (a loan) esp. after sale of the loan to a secondary mortgage market (as the Federal National Mortgage Association)
compare originate



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