Attachment in Europe
Definition of Attachment
To attach a person is to arrest him under a writ of attachment. It is employed in ordinary cases of disobedience to an order, judgment, etc., or other contempt of Court committed in the course of a suit. The writ is issued by leave of the Court or a Judge on notice to the person concerned, and directs the sheriff to arrest him. The contemnor then remains in prison until he has cleared his contempt or is discharged
Attachment is also issued when no suit is pending, for disobedience to the King’s writs, contempt of Court, etc. See Order XLIV.
Attachment of debts is a proceeding employed in actions in the High Court where a judgment for the payment of money has been obtained against a person to whom money is owing by another person ; in such a case the judgment creditor, on application ex parte at chambers, may obtain an order that all debts owing or accruing from that person (who is called the garnishee) to the judgment debtor shall be attached to answer the judgment debt. The effect of this order is to bind the debt in the hands of the garnishee.
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| Attachment | Attachment in the Employment and Labour Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Attachment | Attachment in the Injury and Tort Law Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Definition of Attachment is, temporally, from A Concise Law Dictionary (1927). This page needs to be proofread.
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