Process is any writ or other judicial means by which a defendant is called or brought into court to answer the plaintiff's declaration. The common forms of process are:

(a) The writ of summons, which is a writ commanding the sheriff, or other official, to summon the defendant to appear in court on a certain day to answer the plaintiff's declaration.

(b) A capias ad respondendum is a writ commanding the sheriff to arrest the defendant and to have him before the court on a certain day, to answer the plaintiff's declaration. This writ is generally allowed only in cases of fraud, breach of trust, or other similar wrong.1

(c) A writ of attachment.