writ of attachment
English
editNoun
editwrit of attachment (plural writs of attachment)
- (law) Synonym of attachment.
- 1799, John Wentworth, A Complete System of Pleading[1], J. Moore, page 126:
- Writ of attachment of contempt against an attorney, with note
- 2006, Robert Force, Y. N. Yiannopoulos, Martin Davies, Admiralty and Maritime Law, volume 2, Beard Books, →ISBN, page 235:
- Such knowledge was evidenced by the affidavit attached to the complaint to be delivered to the Marshal's office with the writ of attachment.