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attempted assault.See ASSAULT.[Blacks Law 8th]

attempt,n.1. The act or an instance of making an effort to accomplish something, esp. without success. 2.Criminal law. An overt act that is done with the intent to commit a crime but that falls short of completing the crime. • Attempt is an inchoate offense distinct from the attempted crime. Under  the  Model  Penal  Code, …

attaint (<<schwa>>-taynt),  adj. Maligned  or  tarnished  reputationally; under  an  attainder  for crime. attaint,n. Hist. A writ to inquire whether a 12-member jury gave a false verdict. • If it was so found  (by  a  24-member  jury),  the  judgment based  on  the  verdict  was  overturned.  The writ  was abolished in England in 1826.[Blacks Law 8th]

attainder  (<<schwa>>-tayn-d<<schwa>>r),  n.1.  At common  law,  the  act  of  extinguishing  a person’s civil rights when that person is sentenced to death or declared an outlaw for committing a felony or treason. 2.Hist. A grand-jury proceeding to try whether a jury has given a false verdict. 3. The conviction of a jury so tried. See BILL…

attachment on mesne process.See ancillary attachment under ATTACHMENT(3).[Blacks Law 8th]

attachment of wages.See ATTACHMENT(1).[Blacks Law 8th]

attachment of risk.The point when the risk of loss of purchased goods passes from the seller to the buyer. UCC § 2-509. [Cases: Sales    198.][Blacks Law 8th]

attachment of earnings.See attachment of wages under ATTACHMENT(1).[Blacks Law 8th]

attachment lien.See LIEN.[Blacks Law 8th]

attachment bond.See BOND(2)[Blacks Law 8th]