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vb. (context legal English) To receive and acknowledge receipt of service of process.
Usage examples of "accept service".
I had feared that the male black might have resolved to return to his adventurous life of outlawry after leaving the employment of Belknap-Jackson, but I found him peacefully inclined and entirely willing to accept service with me, while his wife, upon whom I would depend for much of the actual cooking, was wholly enthusiastic, admiring especially my colour-scheme of reds.
But I do not accept service from a man alter he has resigned from my employ.
Will you accept service as My chaplain if the contract includes returning her to you?
But I do not accept service from a man after he has resigned from my employ.
This long we are bound to accept service with regul when called upon.
To carry it out he would be willing to accept service of a very temporary nature under Almirante Mondez Gimletto: he would be ready to risk long odds in an encounter with the fleets of the allied enemy —.
Since our client requires a statement in open court it is mandatory to issue a writ and we would like to ask you to give us the name of your solicitors who will accept service.