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nounwrit of attachment (plural writs of attachment)
plural writs of attachment
- lawSynonym of attachment.
Writ of attachment of contempt against an attorney, with note
1799, John Wentworth, A Complete System of Pleading, J. Moore, page 1261 more example
Such knowledge was evidenced by the affidavit attached to the complaint to be delivered to the Marshal's office with the writ of attachment.
2006, Robert Force, Y. N. Yiannopoulos, Martin Davies, Admiralty and Maritime Law, volume 2, Beard Books, →ISBN, page 235Synonyms: attachment
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of attachment.
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