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vb<\/p><\/dt>\n

[Anglo-French attacher<\/i> to lodge (an action in court), seize (a person or property) by legal authority, from Old French atachier<\/i> to fasten, fix, alteration of estachier<\/i>, from estache<\/i> stake]
vt<\/i>
1<\/b> :<\/b> to obtain a court order against (property of another person) that directs an officer of the court (as a sheriff) to seize or take control of the property compare garnish<\/a>, levy<\/a> NOTE: A plaintiff may attach a defendant’s property as a way of obtaining jurisdiction for the purpose of bringing a lawsuit or to prevent the defendant from getting rid of property that may be needed to pay a judgment to the plaintiff. <\/i>
2<\/b> :<\/b> to join or make a part of [affidavits ed<\/i> to the suit “Rosalind Resnick”]
3<\/b> :<\/b> to create a security interest in (property) and so acquire the right to foreclose on or otherwise deal with property for payment of a debt and to exercise one’s rights in the property against third parties see also security interest<\/i> at interest<\/a> compare perfect<\/a>
vi<\/i>
:<\/b> to become effective: as
a<\/b> :<\/b> to come into existence as a security interest [from the date the interest es<\/i>]
b<\/b> :<\/b> to become operative esp. as a right [the right to counsel es<\/i> only at or after the initiation of adversary judicial proceedings “United States v. Gouveia<\/i>, 467 U.S. 180 (1984)”] see also jeopardy<\/a>
at·tach·able adj<\/i>
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at·tach·ment n<\/i>
<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Source: Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law \u00a91996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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