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• PROCESSED (adjective)
The adjective PROCESSED has 3 senses:
1. subjected to a special process or treatment
2. freed from impurities by processing
3. prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process
Familiarity information: PROCESSED used as an adjective is uncommon.

Dictionary entry details

• PROCESSED (adjective)

Sense 1 processed 
Meaning:
Subjected to a special process or treatment
Context examples:
prepared ergot / processed cheeses are easy to spread
Similar:
prepared (made ready or fit or suitable beforehand)

Sense 2 processed 
Meaning:
Freed from impurities by processing
Synonyms:
processed; refined
Context examples:
refined sugar / refined oil / to gild refined gold

Sense 3 processed 
Meaning:
Prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process
Context example:
processed ores
Similar:
clarified (free from unwanted solid matter)
computerised; computerized (stored, processed, analyzed, or generated by computer)
cured; vulcanised; vulcanized ((used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity))
milled; polished ((of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed)
semi-processed (having been subjected to partial processing)
Also:
finished ((of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state)
pure (free of extraneous elements of any kind)
treated (subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent)
Antonym:
unprocessed (not altered from an original or natural state)

Legal process

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For the American law movement, see Legal process (jurisprudence).

Legal process (or sometimes "process"), are the proceedings in any civil lawsuit or criminal prosecution and, particularly, describes the formal notice or writ used by a court to exercise jurisdiction over a person or property.[1] Such process is usually "served" upon a party, to compel that party to come to court, and may take the form of a summons, mandate, subpoena, warrant, or other written demand issued by a court.[2]

See also

Civil procedureDue processLegal proceedingsProcedural law