judicial process
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, Black's (1910)
Definitions from Case Law
From 62 U.S. 506 - Ableman v. Booth · 1858Most cited · 321 citing opinions
No judicial process, whatever form it may assume, can have any lawful authority outside of the limits of the jurisdiction of the court or judge by whom it is issued; and an attempt to enforce it beyond these boundaries is nothing less than lawless violence.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In a wide sense, this term may include nil the acts of a court from the beginning to the end of its proceedings in a given cause ; but more specifically it means the writ, summons, mandate, or other process which is used in inform the defendant of the institution of proceedings against him and to compel his appearance, in either civil or criminal cases. See State v. Guilbert, 56 Ohio St. 575, 47 N. E. 551, 38 In R. A. 519, 60 Am. St. Rep. 756; In re Smith (D. Ct) 132 Fed. 303.
Defined under Process in Black's Law Dictionary.