Legal process

Legal process (sometimes simply process) is any formal notice or writ by a court obtaining jurisdiction over a person or property.

[1] Common forms of process include a summons, subpoena, mandate, and warrant.

[2] Process normally takes effect by serving it on a person, arresting a person, posting it on real property, or seizing personal property.

Example of electronic consultation of physical procedural records of the Court of Justice of the State of Rio de Janeiro.
Example of physical procedural records from the Court of Justice of the State of Rio de Janeiro.