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attachment.  1.  The  seizing  of  a  person’s  property  to  secure  a  judgment  or  to  be  sold  in satisfaction of a judgment. — Also termed (in civil law) provisional seizure. Cf. GARNISHMENT; SEQUESTRATION(1).  [Cases:  At-tachment    1;  Federal  Civil  Procedure    581–590.  C.J.S. Attachment §§ 2–4, 7.] attachment of wages.The attachment by a plaintiff of a defendant’s earnings…

attaching creditor.See CREDITOR.[Blacks Law 8th]

attachiamentum  (<<schwa>>-tach-ee-<<schwa>>-men-t<<schwa>>m),  n.[Law  Latin]  An attachment. Pl. at-tachiamenta.[Blacks Law 8th]

attachiamenta  bonorum  (<<schwa>>-tach-ee-<<schwa>>-men-t<<schwa>> b<<schwa>>-nor-<<schwa>>m),  n.[Law  Latin]  Hist.  A  distress  taken  on  goods  and  chattels  by bailiffs, as security to answer an action for debt.[Blacks Law 8th]

attaché (at-<<schwa>>-shayor a-ta-shay), n. A person who serves as a technical adviser to an embassy. [Cases: Ambassadors and Consuls    3.C.J.S. Ambassadors and Consuls §§ 15–23.][Blacks Law 8th]

attach,vb.1. To annex, bind, or fasten <attach the exhibit to the pleading>.2. To take or seize under legal authority <attach the debtor’s assets>. [Cases: Attachment    1; Federal Civil Procedure C.J.S. Attachment §§ 2–4, 7.] 3. To become attributed; to adhere <jeopardy attaches when the jury is sworn>.[Blacks Law 8th]

ATSDR.abbr. AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY.[Blacks Law 8th]

ATS.abbr.At the suit of.[Blacks Law 8th]

atrocious felony.See FELONY.[Blacks Law 8th]

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