1. One or more items that have been properly addressed, stamped with postage, and deposited for delivery in the postal system. [Cases: Postal Service 13. C.J.S. Postal Service and Offenses Against Postal Laws §§ 6, 15.]
2. An official system for delivering such items; the postal system. [Cases: Postal Service
3. C.J.S. Postal Service and Offenses Against Postal Laws §§ 3, 9.]
3. One or more written or oral messages sent electronically (e.g., through e-mail or voicemail). [Cases: Telecommunications 461.15. C.J.S. Telegraphs, Telephones, Radio, and Television § 221.]
certified mail. Mail for which the sender requests proof of delivery in the form of a receipt signed by the addressee. • The receipt (a green card, which is usu. referred to as such) must be signed before the mail will be delivered.
— Also termed certified mail, return receipt requested. [Cases: Postal Service 19, 22, 23. C.J.S. Postal Service and Offenses Against Postal Laws §§ 20, 22.]
registered mail. Mail that the U.S. Postal Service records at the time of mailing and at each point on its route so as to guarantee safe delivery. [Cases: Postal Service 19, 22, 23. C.J.S. Postal Service and Offenses Against Postal Laws §§ 20, 22.]
mail, vb.
1. To deposit (a letter, package, etc.) with the U.S. Postal Service; to ensure that a letter, package, etc. is properly addressed, stamped, and placed into a receptacle for mail pickup. [Cases: Postal Service 19. C.J.S. Postal Service and Offenses Against Postal Laws § 20.]
2. To deliver (a letter, package, etc.) to a private courier service that undertakes delivery to a third person, often within a specified time. [Cases: Carriers 39–45. C.J.S. Aeronautics and Aerospace § 230; Carriers §§ 27, 386–387.]
