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An attachment is taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt. [[category:legal terms]]
When assets are in controversy at a civil trial, a plaintiff may request a ''writ of attachment'', asking the Court to either (1) seize or (2) take note of certain assets, to be exchanged at the successful conclusion of a lawsuit.
When assets are in controversy at a civil trial, a plaintiff may request a ''writ of attachment'', asking the Court to either (1) seize or (2) take note of certain assets, to be exchanged at the successful conclusion of a lawsuit.