Attachment
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ATTACHMENT,' in law, a process from a court of record, awarded by the justices at their discretion, on a bare suggestion, or on their own knowledge, and properly grantable in cases of contempt.
Attachment The seizing of a person's property to secure a judgment or to be sold to satisfy a judgment. This is usually performed by a sheriff, based on a writ of attachment issued by a judge.
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Attachment
(n) Attachment is the process by which a property, article or right is seized by law and linked to satisfy, compensate or otherwise secure an obligation brought to legal action.
ATTACHMENT - Preliminary legal seizure of property to force compliance with a decision which may be obtained in a pending suit.
Attachment: The process by which the court seizes the property of a debtor.
attachmentThe plaintiff gets a lien on the defendant's property.
attorney of recordAttorney who name appears in the permanent files of a case.
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attachment: a method of commencing a lawsuit by the (symbolic) seizure of the defendant's property.
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cause of action or claim: a series of allegations of facts asserted as a legal basis for seeking some sort of relief from the court.
ATTACHMENT- The act or process of taking, apprehending, or seizing persons or property, by virtue of a writ, summons, or other judicial order, and bringing the same into the custody of the law; ...
attachment: The taking of property into legal custody by an enforcement officer (see specialty section: Recovery of Chattel).
attachment - An ancillary or auxiliary remedy by which the plaintiff acquires a lien upon property of the defendant to insure the satisfaction of a civil judgment.
Attachment
Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.
Attorney of record
The attorney retained or assigned to represent a client.
Attachment - Taking and holding a person's property during proceedings to ensure satisfaction of a judgment not yet rendered.
attachment: (1) Document attached to court papers to give more information; (2) A way to collect a judgment: by getting a court order that says you can take a piece of property.
ATTACHMENT: In most actions for the recovery of money the plaintiff may have the property of the defendant 'attached' as security for the satisfaction of the judgment that may be recovered.
Attachment - The act of seizing a person or property under the authority of a judicial order so that the person or property is before the court, subject to its judgment.
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attachment
n. the seizing of money or property prior to getting a judgment in court, ...
attachment of earnings
A court order that a debtor's employer pay an amount of the debtor's wages regularly to the creditor until the debt is paid off.
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FOREIGN ATTACHMENT. The name of a writ. By virtue of a foreign attachment, the property of an absent debtor is seised for the purpose of compelling an appearance, and, in default of that, to pay the claim of the plaintiff. Vide Attachment.
Attachment lien
Definition
: a lien acquired on property by a creditor upon levy of an attachment
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Attachment: A lien on property or assets to hold it to pay or satisfy any final judgment.
Attorney of Record: Attorney whose name appears in the permanent records or files of a case.
An attachment or exhibit to a document, such as a contract. For example, a contract to manufacture widgets may have an adendum listing the specifications for said widgets.
An attachment or appendage to something else.
Used often in a real estate context where an "appurtenance" may be, for example, a right-of-way over water, which, although physically detached, ...
An attachment to a written document. For example, affidavits may be addendums to a petition as a petition may be an addendum to a writ.
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An increase by a judge in the amount of damages awarded by a jury.
writ of attachment
n. a court order directing a sheriff (or other law enforcement of...
writ of coram nobis
: (writ of core-uhm noh-bis) n. from Latin for "in our presence,"...
For centuries, attachment of property was allowed ex parte — without first allowing the defendant debtor to argue against it. However, contemporary law affords the debtor some protection. The debtor has the right to minimal due process.
Writ of Attachment A writ ordering a law enforcement officer (e.g., a sheriff) to attach property obtained by fraud for delivery to the person rightfully entitled to possession. Writ of Certiorari A writ ordering certification (i.e.
writ of attachment - An order to seize a debtor's property so as to secure the claim of a creditor.
writ of execution - A writ to put in force the judgment or decree of a court.
Attachment and committal: Bringing a person before a court, with a threat of imprisonment for failure to obey a court order.
Moveable items of property which are neither land nor permanently attached to land or a building, either directly or vicariously through attachment to real property.
Gladhand: The metal attachments to which train line air hoses connect.
Goat: A yard engine.
gɪdÊ' \ "Mortgage" or "Lien" includes deed of trust, vendor 's lien, chattel mortgage, mechanic 's, materialman 's or laborer 's lien, judgment, attachment or garnishment lien, pledge by hypothecation, and Federal or State tax liens. (CHAPTER I, Sec.
additional insured An individual or entity who is not specifically named as an insured within the policy itself, but for whom attachments, known as endorsements, to the policy provide a degree of protection. In some ...
The former make up about 20% of stalkers, the vast majority with a mental disorder (often schizophrenia or paranoia), who form emotional attachments to strangers as they are unable to maintain normal social relationships.
Writ
The means by which a court compels acts to be performed, including such documents as an arrest warrant, garnishment and writs of attachment.
Writ of Assistance
A writ issued by a court in order to enforce its judgment or decree.
Term: Writ
Definition: The means by which a court compels acts to be performed, including such documents as an arrest warrant, garnishment and writs of attachment.
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