DIRECT ATTACK

direct attack. 1. An attack on a judgment made in the same proceeding as the one in which the

judgment  was  entered; specif.,  the  taking  of  proceedings  in  the  action  in  which  a  judgment  has

been rendered to have the judgment vacated or reversed or modified by appropriate proceedings in

either the trial court or an appellate court. • Examples of direct attacks are motions for new trial

and appeals. Cf. COLLATERAL ATTACK. 2. The taking of independent proceedings in equity to

prevent the enforcement of a judgment. [Blacks Law 8th]