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Attachment

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000603

A legal writ or order issued by a court to seize property belonging to a defendant. This seizure secures the property as collateral for a potential judgment or to establish the court's jurisdiction over the property. It is a prejudgment remedy, meaning it occurs before a final decision in the case.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000603
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000603",
  "term": "Attachment",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A legal writ or order issued by a court to seize property belonging to a defendant. This seizure secures the property as collateral for a potential judgment or to establish the court's jurisdiction over the property. It is a prejudgment remedy, meaning it occurs before a final decision in the case.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/attachment/"
}

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