noun the writ or percept commanding such seizure or taking.
2. attachment ·noun a seizure or taking into custody by virtue of a legal process.
3. attachment ·noun that by which one thing is attached to another; connection; as, to cut the attachments of a muscle.
4. attachment ·noun the act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an/ passion of affection that binds a person; as, an attachment to a friend, or to a party.
5. attachment ·noun something attached; some adjunct attached to an instrument, machine, or other object; as, a sewing machine attachment (·i.e., a device attached to a sewing machine to enable it to do special work, as tucking, ·etc. ).