Definition of ACTUAL NOTICE • Law Dictionary • TheLaw.com

Notice that one actually receives expressly so there is no ambiguity as to whether or not the recipient received the notice and information. The actual (not implied) awareness of a fact, event or proceeding. A person may have actual notice of a court hearing when given papers in person by a process server (also known as personal service); this is as opposed to constructive notice where a person may be able to deduce from the circumstances that something should be occurring.

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