| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Expression | 1. (Law), a process by which the property of a foreign or absent debtor is attached for the satisfaction of a debt due from him to the plaintiff; an attachment of the goods, effects, or credits of a debtor in the hands of a third person; -- called in some States trustee, in others factorizing, and in others garnishee process. --Kent. --Tomlins. --Cowell.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: FOREIGN ATTACHMENT
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| Foreign attachment | (Law), a process by which the property of a foreign or absent debtor is attached for the satisfaction of a debt due from him to the plaintiff; an attachment of the goods, effects, or credits of a debtor in the hands of a third person; -- called in some States trustee, in others factorizing, and in others garnishee process. --Kent. --Tomlins. --Cowell. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: FOREIGN ATTACHMENT
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| Foreign attachment | Law | FOREIGN ATTACHMENT. The name of a writ. By virtue of a foreign attachment, the property of an absent debtor is seized for the purpose of compelling an appearance, and, in default of that, to pay the claim of the plaintiff. Vide Attachment. (references) | |
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