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Information concerning a fact actually communicated to a person by an authorized person, or actually derived by him from a proper source. Notice to a defendant of a lawsuit that has been instituted against him or of an action in which he may have an interest to defend is accomplished by service of process on him.

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Official communication of a legal action or one’s intent to take an action.
See also constructive notice, PUBLIC OFFERING, PUBLIC SALE .


Example: A landlord may be required to give a tenant 30 days’ notice before terminating the lease.


Example: A lender may be required to give a debtor notice that a default has occurred before initiating foreclosure proceedings. See notice of default.


Example: recording a deed serves to give CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE to the public of one’s ownership of a property.

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noun

1. The act of noting, observing, or taking into account: attention, cognizance, espial, heed, mark, note, observance, observation, regard, remark. See knowledge/ignorance, see/not see.
2. A usually public posting that conveys a message: bill¹, billboard, placard, poster, sign. See show/hide.
3. A public statement: announcement, annunciation, declaration, edict, manifesto, proclamation, pronouncement. See knowledge/ignorance.
4. Evaluative and critical discourse: criticism, critique, review. See opinion, words.

verb

To perceive with a special effort of the senses or the mind: descry, detect, discern, distinguish, mark, mind, note, observe, remark, see. See knowledge/ignorance, see/not see.

n

Definition: observation
Antonyms: disregard, heedlessness, ignorance, neglect

v

Definition: observe, perceive
Antonyms: disregard, ignore, miss, neglect, overlook

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Information; knowledge of certain facts or of a particular state of affairs. The formal receipt of papers that provide specific information.

There are various types of notice, each of which has different results. In general, notice deals with information that a party knows or should have known. In this context notice is an essential element of due process. Notice can also refer to commonly known facts that a court or administrative agency may take into evidence.

Actual notice is information given to the party directly. The two kinds of actual notice are express notice and implied notice. An individual is deemed to have been given express notice when he or she actually hears it or reads it. Implied notice is deduced or inferred from the circumstances rather than from direct or explicit words. Courts will treat such information as though actual notice had been given.

Constructive notice is information that a court deems that an individual should have known. According to a rule of law that applies in such cases, the court will presume that a person knows the information because she could have been informed if proper diligence had been exercised. Constructive notice can be based on a legal relationship as well. For example, in the law governing partnerships, each partner is deemed to have knowledge of all the partnership business. If one partner engages in dishonest transactions, the other partners are presumed to know, regardless of whether they had actual knowledge of the transaction. The term legal notice is sometimes used interchangeably with constructive notice.

In certain cases involving the purchase of real property, an individual is charged with inquiry notice. When an individual wishes to purchase land, he ordinarily has the duty under the recording acts to check the title to the property to determine that the land is not subject to any encumbrances, which are claims, liens, mortgages, leases, easements or right of ways, or unpaid taxes that have been lodged against the real property. In some situations, however, the individual must make a reasonable investigation outside of the records, such as in cases involving recorded but defective documents. This type of notice is known as inquiry notice.

Some states have notice recording statutes that govern the recording of land titles. Whereas inquiry notice deals with looking closely at documents that have been recorded, notice recording statutes state that an unrecorded conveyance of property is invalid against the title bought by a subsequent bona fide purchaser for value and without notice. This means that if John purchases a piece of land on a contract for deed from Tom and does not record the contract for deed, and if Tom resells the land to Jill, who has no notice of the prior sale, then Jill as a bona fide purchaser will prevail, and John's conveyance will be invalid.

The concept of notice is critical to the integrity of legal proceedings. Due process requires that legal action cannot be taken against anyone unless the requirements of notice and an opportunity to be heard are observed.

Legal proceedings are initiated by providing notice to the individual affected. If an individual is accused of a crime, he has a right to be notified of the charges. In addition, formal papers must be prepared to give the accused notice of the charges.

An individual who is being sued in a civil action must be provided with notice of the nature of the suit. State statutes prescribe the method of providing this type of notice. Courts are usually strict in requiring compliance with these laws, and ordinarily a plaintiff must put this information into a complaint that must be served upon the defendant in some legally adequate manner. The plaintiff may personally serve the complaint to the defendant. When that is not practical, the papers may be served through the mail. In some cases a court may allow, or require, service by posting or attaching the papers to the defendant's last known address or to a public place where the defendant is likely to see them. Typically, however, notice is given by publication of the papers in a local newspaper. When the defendant is not personally served, or is formally served in another state, the method of service is called substituted service.

Notice is also critical when suing a state or local government. Many states and municipalities have notice of claim provisions in their statutes and ordinances that state that, before a lawsuit is started, a notice of claim must be filed within a reasonable time, usually three to six months after the injury occurs. The notice must contain the date of injury, how it occurred, and other facts that establish that the prospective plaintiff has a viable cause of action against the government. Failure to file a notice of claim within the prescribed time period prevents a plaintiff from filing a lawsuit unless exceptions to this requirement are provided by statute or ordinance.

Notice is also an important requirement in ending legal relationships. For example, a notice to quit is a written notification given either by the tenant to the landlord, or vice versa, indicating that either the tenant intends to surrender possession of the premises on a certain day or that the landlord intends to regain possession of the premises on a certain day. Many kinds of contracts require that similar notice be given to either renew or end the contractual relationship.

Notice may also refer to commonly known facts that a court or administrative agency may take into evidence during a trial or hearing. Judicial notice is a doctrine of evidence that allows a court to recognize and accept the existence of a commonly known fact without the need to establish its existence by the admission of evidence. Courts take judicial notice of historical events, federal, state, and international laws, business customs, and other facts that are not subject to reasonable dispute.

Administrative proceedings use the term official notice to describe a doctrine similar to judicial notice. A presiding administrative officer recognizes as evidence, without proof, certain kinds of facts that are not subject to reasonable dispute. Administrative agencies, unlike courts, have an explicit legislative function as well as an adjudicative function: they make rules. In rule making, agencies have wider discretion in taking official notice of law and policy, labeled legislative facts.

See: Due Process of Law; Legislative Facts; Personal Service; Recording of Land Titles; Registration of Land Titles; Service of Process; Title Search.

IN BRIEF: To pay attention to.

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1. knowledge; information; awareness of facts. v 2. the knowledge of facts that would naturally lead an honest and prudent person to make inquiry constitutes “notice” of everything that such inquiry pursued in good faith would disclose. v 3. to observe.

For a list of words related to notice, see:

• Decisions, Judgments, and Conditions - notice: formal indication between parties of intention to exercise right or terminate agreement at specific time; notification to person whose interests may be affected by upcoming proceeding
• Publications - notice: formal announcement, esp. printed warning, rules, or information
• Verbs of Sight - notice: mark with attention; take note of
• Judgments and Critiques - notice: critical review

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Common misspelling(s) of noticing

• noticeing

Dansk (Danish)
n. - opmærksomhed, meddelelse, notits, artikel, varsel
v. tr. - bemærke, tage notits af, omtale

idioms:

• at (e.g. twenty-four hours') notice    med (24 timers) varsel
• at a moment's notice    med et øjebliks varsel
• at short notice    med kort varsel
• bring to someone's notice    gøre nogen opmærksom på noget
• come to one's notice    vække ens opmærksomhed
• escape one's notice    undgå ens opmærksomhed
• give notice    give afsked
• notice board    opslagstavle
• take no notice    bryd dig ikke om det
• take notice    vær opmærksom
• under notice    være sagt op

Nederlands (Dutch)
aandacht, mededeling, waarschuwing, recensie, aanzegging, informatie, ontslag, beleefdheid, gewaarworden, (be-/op) merken, bespeuren, attent zijn, bespreken iemands aandacht vestigen op

Français (French)
n. - faire-part, communication, compte rendu, pancarte, écriteau, annonce, avis, attention, (Théât, Journ) compte-rendu critique, préavis, (Admin, Jur) avis, démission, (donner) son congé à, évacuation
v. tr. - remarquer, s'apercevoir de

idioms:

• at (e.g. twenty-four hours') notice    avec un préavis de 24 heures
• at a moment's notice    (faire qch) au pied levé
• at short notice    avec un court préavis
• bring to someone's notice    porter (qch) à l'attention de qn
• come to one's notice    parvenir à son attention, être informé de
• escape one's notice    échapper à l'attention de qn
• give notice    (Admin, Jur) aviser (qn), donner son préavis (un locataire), donner son congé (à qn), licencier (qn)
• notice board    panneau d'affichage
• put someone on notice    mettre qn en préavis
• take no notice    ne pas prêter attention (à qch)
• take notice    faire attention (à)
• take notice of    remarquer que
• under notice    avisé, (avoir reçu) son congé

Deutsch (German)
n. - Mitteilung, Meldung, Beachtung, Besprechung, Kündigung(sfrist)
v. - wahrnehmen, erwähnen, bemerken, Notiz nehmen

idioms:

• at (e.g. twenty-four hours') notice    innerhalb (z.B. eines Tages)
• at a moment's notice    von einem Augenblick zum andern
• at short notice    kurzfristig
• bring to someone's notice    jmdn. aufmerksam machen
• come to one's notice    jmdm. auffallen
• escape one's notice    jmds. Aufmerksamkeit entgehen
• give notice    kündigen, informieren, bekanntgeben, entlassen
• notice board    Anschlagtafel
• put someone on notice    jdm etwas Bescheid sagen, jdm etwas mitteilen
• take no notice    keine Notiz nehmen, sich nicht kümmern
• take notice    wahrnehmen, zur Kenntnis nehmen
• take notice of    wahrnehmen, hören auf, zur Kenntnis nehmen
• under notice    offizielle Mitteilung/ Kündigung erhalten haben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αναγγελία, ανακοίνωση, γνωστοποίηση, (προ)ειδοποίηση (λύσης σύμβασης, απόλυσης ή παραίτησης), (τακτή) προθεσμία, παρατήρηση, προσοχή, αγγελία, σημασία, αντίληψη, (καθομ.) θεατρική κριτική (εφημερίδας)
v. - δίνω προσοχή, προσέχω, διακρίνω, παρατηρώ, αντιλαμβάνομαι

idioms:

• at (e.g. twenty-four hours') notice    εντός (π.χ. 24ωρης) προθεσμίας, με (π.χ. 24ωρη) προειδοποίηση
• at a moment's notice    μέσα σε σύντομη προθεσμία, σχεδόν απροειδοποίητα, βιαστικά, άρον-άρον
• at short notice    μέσα σε σύντομη προθεσμία, σχεδόν απροειδοποίητα, βιαστικά, άρον-άρον
• bring to someone's notice    επισημαίνω σε κάποιον, εφιστώ την προσοχή κάποιου σε
• come to one's notice    πέφτω στην αντίληψη κάποιου
• escape one's notice    διαφεύγω της προσοχής κάποιου
• give notice    απευθύνω προειδοποίηση, προειδοποιώ (για απόλυση ή παραίτηση)
• notice board    (Βρετ.) πίνακας ανακοινώσεων
• take no notice    δεν δίνω προσοχή ή σημασία σε, αντιπαρέρχομαι
• take notice    παρατηρώ, σημειώνω, λαβαίνω υπόψη
• under notice    που έχει λάβει επίσημη γνωστοποίηση, που έχει προειδοποιηθεί

Italiano (Italian)
percepire, notare, comunicazione, recensione

idioms:

• at (e.g. twenty-four hours') notice    con preavviso
• at a moment's notice    senza preavviso
• at short notice    con breve preavviso
• bring to someone's notice    portare all'attenzione di qualcuno
• come to one's notice    venire a conoscenza di
• escape one's notice    sfuggire l'attenzione
• give notice    licenziare, licenziarsi
• notice board    cartellone
• take no notice    non interessarsi
• take notice    interessarsi
• under notice    sotto mandato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - observação (f), atenção (f), notificação (f), advertência (f), boletim (m), notícia (f), aviso (m) prévio, instrução (f)
v. - notar, noticiar, mencionar, notificar

idioms:

• at (e.g. twenty-four hours') notice    dentro de (p. ex. vinte-e-quatro horas)
• at a moment's notice    no presente instante
• at short notice    com pouco tempo para reação
• bring to someone's notice    levar ao conhecimento de alguém
• come to one's notice    chegar ao conhecimento de
• escape one's notice    passar desapercebido
• give notice    notificar
• notice board    quadro de avisos
• take no notice    não tomar conhecimento
• take notice    tomar conhecimento
• under notice    ser notificado

Русский (Russian)
заметить, объявление, упоминание

idioms:

• at (e.g. twenty-four hours') notice    предупредить за 24 часов
• at a moment's notice    немедленно
• at short notice    без предупреждения
• bring to someone's notice    обратить чье-либо внимание на
• come to one's notice    стать известным
• escape one's notice    остаться незамеченным
• give notice    известить, уволить, предупредить об отходе с работы
• notice board    доска объявлений
• take no notice    не обращать внимания
• take notice    обращать внимание
• under notice    формально извещен (что грозит увольнение)

Español (Spanish)
n. - aviso, anuncio, letrero, atención
v. tr. - notar, reparar en, percibir, observar, darse cuenta de

idioms:

• at (e.g. twenty-four hours') notice    a un plazo de (24 horas p.e.)
• at a moment's notice    en seguida, inmediatamente
• at short notice    a la brevedad, en poco tiempo
• bring to someone's notice    llamar la atención de uno sobre
• come to one's notice    llegar al conocimiento de uno
• escape one's notice    pasar inadvertido, no darse cuenta de
• give notice    informar, presentar la renuncia, despedir, avisar a uno que
• notice board    tablero de anuncios
• put someone on notice    poner a alguien sobre aviso
• take no notice    hacer caso omiso de, dejar a un lado
• take notice    prestar atención a, observar
• take notice of    prestar atención a, observar, mostrar respeto
• under notice    avisado, dimitido

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - notis, meddelande, anmälan, recension, varsel, uppsägning, uppmärksamhet, kännedom
v. - märka, iaktta, uppmärksamma, nämna, framhålla, anmäla, recensera, säga upp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
注意, 通知, 布告, 评论

idioms:

• at (e.g. twenty-four hours') notice    ...提前通知...
• at a moment's notice    即刻, 立即
• at short notice    一接到通知
• bring to someone's notice    使某人留心, 引起某人对...的注意, 使某人察觉到
• come to one's notice    引起某人注意, 被某人察觉
• escape one's notice    被某人疏忽
• give notice    通知
• notice board    布告栏
• take no notice    别理会
• take notice    注意
• under notice    接到通知

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 注意, 通知, 布告
v. tr. - 注意, 評論, 通知

idioms:

• at (e.g. twenty-four hours') notice    ...提前通知...
• at a moment's notice    即刻, 立即
• at short notice    一接到通知
• bring to someone's notice    使某人留心, 引起某人對...的注意, 使某人察覺到
• come to one's notice    引起某人注意, 被某人察覺
• escape one's notice    被某人疏忽
• give notice    通知
• notice board    布告欄
• take no notice    別理會
• take notice    注意
• under notice    接到通知

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 통지, 주의, 예고
v. tr. - 알아채다, 주의하다, 아는 체하다, 언급하다

idioms:

• at (e.g. twenty-four hours') notice    24시간의 예고로
• at a moment's notice    곧
• at short notice    당장에
• bring to someone's notice    ~을 ~의 눈에 띄게 하다
• come to one's notice    ~주목을 받다
• give notice    ~의 통지를 하다, ~에 제출하다
• take no notice    ~을 돌아보지 않다, ~을 무시하다
• take notice    주위하다
• under notice    주의하에, 통지하에

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 注意, 話題になること, 通知, 予告, 掲示, 契約解除の予告, 批評, 告示
v. - 気がつく, 注意する, 注目する, 紹介する, 指摘する, 気づく

idioms:

• at (e.g. twenty-four hours') notice    (例:24時間)の予告で
• at a moment's notice    即座に
• come to one's notice    注意を引く
• enforcement notice    施行通知
• notice board    掲示板
• take no notice    無視する
• take notice    注意する, 知恵づく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ملاحظه (فعل) يلاحظ يجلب الى أنتباهه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מודעה, הודעה (מוקדמת), התראה, הודעת פיטורים, תשומת-לב, סיקורת, ביקורת‬
v. tr. - ‮הבחין, שם לב, סקר, כתב ביקורת‬

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