Civil Law

Attachment

/ uh-TACH-ment /

Definition

A court order seizing a defendant\'s property pending judgment.

Used in Context

“A pre-judgment attachment froze the defendant\'s bank accounts.”

Etymology

◈ Old French: attachier, to fasten

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