1. In law, a court summons or citation that appears to be valid on its face but may lack proper legal foundation or jurisdiction
The defendant challenged the apparent process as lacking proper service of notice.
O réu contestou o processo aparente por falta de notificação apropriada.
2. A procedure or method that seems evident or obvious but may be superficial or misleading upon deeper examination
What seemed like an apparent process turned out to be far more complex.
O que parecia ser um processo aparente revelou-se muito mais complexo.