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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>345238</law_id><section_number>1-237</section_number><catch_line>Process</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="2.1">Common Law and Rules of Construction</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="2" identifier="2">Rules of Construction and Definitions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>&#x201C;Process&#x201D; includes <span class="dictionary">subpoenas</span>, the <span class="dictionary">summons</span> and complaint in a <span class="dictionary">civil action</span>, and process in statutory actions.</p></section></text><history>1954, c. 543, &#xA7; 1-13.23:1; 1986, c. 155; 2005, cc. 681, 839.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
