acknowledgment of service From: A Dictionary of Law | Date: 2002| Author: | © A Dictionary of Law 2002, originally published by Oxford University Press 2002. Copyright information

acknowledgment of service A response by a defendant to a claim. A defendant who intends to contest proceedings brought against him by a claimant must respond to the claim by filing an acknowledgment of service and/or by filing a defence . Acknowledgments of service are used if the defendant is unable to file a defence within the required time or if the defendant intends to ...

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