1 A state of awareness of a fact or thing, as required by law or contract. 2 A communication seeking to make its recipient aware of a fact or thing, as required by law or contract. actual notice. Notice personally received by the person for whom it was intended. constructive notice.Notice deemed to have been received by a party, due to publicly known facts or events of which that party had a duty to be aware. implied notice. Notice deemed to have been received by a party, due to his or her kn...