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The act of seizing a debtors property and placing it under a courts control.
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A seizure or taking into custody by virtue of a legal process.
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The writ or percept commanding such seizure or taking.
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Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.
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A procedure established by Article 9 of the UCC. Creditors must comply with this procedure in order to obtain a security interest in property owned by a debtor. Alternatively or in addition, the process may be used to give the creditor a security interest in property owned by a guarantor or by another third party. Often, attachment alone is not sufficient to establish the priority of the creditor's interest relative to the interests of other creditors. See financing statements and perfection.
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The act of seizing a debtor's property and placing it under a court's control.
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the process of legally taking and holding in custody the property of someone who is a defendant in a lawsuit.Attachment must be made by judicial order or levy and to the property seized in this manner is held in court custody primarily as a means of security against the judgment.
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Taking property into custody of the court, either to satisfy a judgment ultimately to be rendered or as a method of acquiring jurisdiction.
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Act or process of taking, apprehending, or seizing persons or property by virtue of a writ, summons, or other judicial order and bringing the same into custody of the court for the purpose of securing satisfaction of the judgment ultimately to be entered in the action.
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Legal seizure of a property or a person before the judgment is made, in order to secure compensation if awarded. The prosecutor can request the court to issue an order to seize a property.
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An act of seizing persons or property by judicial order to bring them within the custody of the court. Most commonly the seizure of property to furnish security for a debt in connection with a pending action.
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The process of taking or seizing real or personal property by virtue of a writ in order to satisfy a judgment or ensure court appearance.
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A remedy by which plaintiff is enabled to acquire a lien upon property or effects of defendant for satisfaction of judgment which plaintiff may obtain in the future.
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the seizing of a person's property to be held as security for a judgment or to be sold to satisfy a judgment.
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A court-ordered seizure of a debtor's property.
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A legal writ of process used to legally seize the property of another. Also, to take funds from the hands of a third party who is liable to pay it over.
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Process of creating a lien, security interest, or other creditor’s interest in property; results when the creditor has complied with all requirements.
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A legal process whereby the judgment creditor may obtain a lien against the debtor's property. See also LIEN.
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A lien against personal property.
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Under the Personal Property Securities Act (link takes you to the government's Legislation website where you can browse through laws at no cost) , a security interest comes into existence upon it attaching to a particular collateral. Attachment occurs when the creditor provides finance and the debtor or borrower has rights in the goods ('collateral'). To enforce a security interest in the collateral against a third party (eg, someone who bought the goods from the borrower), attachment also requires the borrower to have signed or assented to a security agreement that contains a description of the collateral.
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A legal proceeding accompanying an action in court by which a plaintiff may acquire a lien on a defendants property as a security for the payment of any judgment that the plaintiff may recover.
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Legally taking a defendant's property.
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The post-judicial civil procedure by which personal property is taken from its owner pursuant to a judgement or other court order.
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The act of making a claim against a personâ€(tm)s property by judicial order because of a debt owed to a creditor by the propertyâ€(tm)s owner.
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A remedy by which a plaintiff is able to acquire a lien on property of a defendant for satisfaction of a judgment the plaintiff may obtain in the future.
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The process by which real or personal property of a party to a lawsuit is seized and retained in the custody of the court for the purpose of acquiring jurisdiction over the property, to compel an appearance before the court, or to furnish security for a debt or costs arising out of the litigation.
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Process of seizing a debtor's property in order to secure the debt or claim of a creditor in the event that a judgment is taken against the debtor.
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A court ordered lien against property, obtained before a final judgment is made. After the judgment is made it is executed.
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The act of taking a person's property into the legal custody of a court for the purpose of serving as security for satisfaction of a judgment which has been filed. The action itself is often called a writ of attachment and serves to create a lien against the property. As a result the property may not be sold free of the attachment unless the attachment has either been satisfied or released.
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The process used by a creditor to collect a judgment by the seizure and sale of a debtor's personal property.
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The act of taking a person's property into legal custody by writ or other judicial order to hold it available for application to that person's debt to a creditor.
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A legal seizure of assets by an officer of the court pursuant to a judgment rendered, or court order.
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Seizure of property through Court process to repay a debt.
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A lien or seizure of property created by legal process.
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The process by which the court seizes the property of a debtor.
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The procedure by which a person's property is restrained by the court to secure payment to the plaintiff on a judgment.
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Legal seizure of property to force payment of a debt.
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The legal process of seizing the real or personal property of a defendant in a lawsuit, by levy or judicial order, and holding it in the custody of the courts as security for satisfaction of the judgment which the plaintiff may recover in any action upon a contract, express or implied.
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A statutory legal remedy whereby one party may prevent removal of property belonging to another party, pending determination of a court action.
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1 the process by which a court is able to seize a person’s money or property for the purpose of ensuring that a judgment can be satisfactorily rendered. Attachment of a debt involves the seizing of a person’s money in order that a judgment debt can be paid to the judgment creditor. It may be used in a garnishment to seize the garnishee’s funds; 2 the arrest of a person for disobedience to or contempt of the court.
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Seizure of property by court order, usually done in pending law suit to make property available in case of judgment. Select Another Letter
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The seizing of a person or property by the sheriff and subjecting it to the custody of the court to be held as security for the satisfaction of the plaintiff's claim. In the nineteenth century, the purpose of attachment was usually to coerce a defendant debtor to appear in court. If the defendant appeared and made bond, the attached property would be released. A writ of attachment was the document issued by the court commanding the sheriff to carry it out. A domestic attachment issued against a debtor who lived in the jurisdiction. A foreign attachment issued against a non-resident debtor - his goods within the jurisdiction could be seized.
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The binding by a court of a piece of property (real or personal) as security for a debt.
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placing defendant's property in custody of the law before final determination of the lawsuit.
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The Court Order instructing pension trustees to pay a lump sum or income payments to a former spouse when the person entitled to the pension decides to take the benefits.
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A remedy ancillary to an action by which the plaintiff is enabled to acquire a lien upon the property or effects of the defendant for satisfaction of a judgement which the plaintiff may obtain.
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A seizure of property or funds by a court-assisted process.
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Seizure by the court of a debtor's property.
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A seizure of property by Judicial Process during the Pendency of an Action.
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Legal seizure and holding of person's property pending outcome of a lawsuit. Also, arrest of person guilty of contempt of court.
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The legally ordered taking of property or earnings into legal custody to satisfy a debt.
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The act of taking property into the custody of the law to provide security for payment of a judgment in an impending suit.
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The seizure of property by court order.
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Seizure of property by court order and placing it in the custody of the law, usually done to have it available when a judgement is obtained in a pending suit to settle debts.
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when a creditor who has obtained a judgment seizes property to be sold to satisfy a debt.
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The coming into force of an insurance / The seizure of property.
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Seizure of a debtor’s property by order of the court . The court takes the property of someone who owes money to another to whom a debt is owed.
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A legal process whereby a creditor has obtained judgment on a debt allowing him to receive full or partial payment by taking legal possession of a portion of the debtor's assets (wages, bank account, etc.)
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A writ issued, beginning or during a legal action commanding sheriff to attach (seize) property, rights and effects of defendant to satisfy possible credit demands of plaintiff if judgment comes out in plaintiffs favor.
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a method of commencing a lawsuit by the (symbolic) seizure of the defendant's property.
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The act of taking property by judicial order into the custody of the court as security for payment of a judgment in an impending suit.
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the taking of property into legal custody by an enforcement officer
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A judicial process by which a creditor obtains a lien upon property of a debtor prior to adjudication of the debt.
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Method by which a debtor's property is placed in the custody of the law and held as security pending outcome of a creditor's suit
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A court order allowing one person to take something of value belonging to another into custody for a particular purpose. As an example, if an individual is at fault in an automobile accident, the insured person may get a court order attaching the first individual's automobile in settlement of the claim. The purpose of the attachment is to make sure something of value is available to settle the claim if the individual is held liable. (LE)
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Seizure of property through Court process to force payment of a debt
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Legal term, which authorizes the holder of a Writ in the taking of property of rights because of legal action. The purpose is to satisfy a judgment.