legal attachment

Mira otros diccionarios:

• attachment — I (act of affixing) noun adjunction, affixation, annexation, annexion, attaching, binding, bond, cohesion, confixation, conjunction, connection, fastening, fixing, insertion, joinder, joining, junction, ligation, nexus, subjunction, that which… …   Law dictionary

• Attachment of earnings — is a legal process in civil litigation by which a defendant s wages or other earnings are taken to pay for a debt. This collections process is used in the common law system, especially Britain and the United States, but in other legal regimes as… …   Wikipedia

• Attachment (law) — Attachment is a legal process by which a court of law, at the request of a creditor, designates specific property owned by the debtor to be transferred to the creditor, or sold for the benefit of the creditor. [Anon.] (1911)] A wide variety of… …   Wikipedia

• Attachment — At*tach ment, n. [F. attachment.] 1. The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an? passion of affection that binds a person; as, an attachment to a friend, or to a party. [1913 Webster] 2. That …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• attachment order — A court order freezing assets owned by the defendant and controlled by a third party. Related links freezing order Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 …   Law dictionary

• attachment of earnings — England, Wales A method by which money will be stopped from a person s wages to pay a judgment debt. The judgment debtor s employer must make payments out of his wages into court and the court then releases payment to the judgment creditor to… …   Law dictionary

• attachment to — index adoption (acceptance) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• attachment to realty — index fixture Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Attachment theory — …   Wikipedia

• Attachment — An attachment is a component added onto a machine to alter its functioning. Attachment may also refer to:* Attachment (psychology), a predictable emotional connection between individuals:* Attachment theory, the theory which is used to describe… …   Wikipedia

• attachment — The legal process of seizing another s property in accordance with a writ or judicial order for the purpose of securing satisfaction of a judgment yet to be rendered. The act or process of taking, apprehending, or seizing persons or property, by… …   Black's law dictionary