Legal Dictionary
Main Entry:
no·ticeFunction:
noun 1 a : a notification or communication of a fact, claim, demand, or proceeding —see also
PROCESS,
SERVICENOTE: The requirements of when, how, and what notice must be given to a person are often prescribed by a statute, rule, or contract. b : awareness of such a fact, claim, demand, or proceeding
actual notice 1 : actual awareness or direct notification of a specific fact, demand, claim, or proceeding
actual notice of the meeting> called also express notice
2 : IMPLIED NOTICE in this entry
constructive notice
: notice that one exercising ordinary care and diligence as a matter of duty would possess and esp. that is imputed by law rather than from fact constructive notice of the prior recorded deed> —compare RECORDING ACT
express notice
: ACTUAL NOTICE 1 in this entry
implied notice
: notice that is imputed to a party having knowledge of a fact or circumstance that would cause a reasonable party to inquire further or having possession of a means of knowing a particular fact and that is considered a form of actual notice called also inquiry notice
notice by publication
: notice published in a public medium (as a newspaper) that is used, allowed, or required esp. in matters of public concern, land, or estates or after due diligence in attempting personal service of process
2 : ACTUAL NOTICE in this entry
3 : CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE in this entry
4 : something (as information) that would cause a reasonable party to inquire further —see also IMPLIED NOTICE in this entry
5 : a written document containing notice notice of appeal>
6 : recognition or attention esp. by a court —see also JUDICIAL NOTICE
[noh-tis] 
noun, verb, -ticed, -tic⋅ing.