formal notice
Written legal notification
Formal notice is an official written communication that creates a legal or procedural record.
It typically announces intentions, demands action, or satisfies legal requirements: The landlord served formal notice to vacate, We received formal notice of the lawsuit.
The formality distinguishes it from casual communication—formal notice can be referenced in court or used to establish that someone was properly informed.
- court summonsOfficial order demanding appearance
- summonsFormal court notification
- court orderBinding judicial directive
- subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
- citationMention of a source
document · legal document · registered mail · return receipt · injunction · public announcement · writ of execution · resignation letter · warrant · signature · memorandum of understanding · cease and desist · due process · letterhead · stamp · communiqué · seal · order
- memosmemo, memos, internal memo, policy memo, legal memo
- noticesnotification, written warning, jury duty, termination letter, rent increase
- Notice Typesresignation letter
- official documentsbirth certificate, marriage certificate, death certificate, passport, driver's license
- POA terminationrevocation, expiration, cancellation, expiry, lapse
formal noticepassing reference
word of mouth · gossip · hearsay · rumor · chitchat