Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Provisional attachment
a prejudgment attachment in which the debtor's property is seized so that if the creditor ultimately prevails, the creditor will be assured of recovering on the judgment through the sale of the seized property. ( ordinarily, a hearing must be held before the attachment takes place, and most courts require the creditor to post a bond for any damages that result from the seizure (esp. If the creditor ultimately loses in the lawsuit). The arrest of a person who either is in contempt of court or is to be held as security for the payment of a judgment. 3. A writ ordering legal seizure of property (esp. To satisfy a creditor's claim) or of a person. - also termed writ of attachment .ancillary attachment. An attachment that results in seizure and holding of property pending a resolution of the plaintiff's claim. 4. The creation of a security interest in property, occurring when the debtor agrees to the security, receives value from the secured party, and obtains rights in the collateral. Ucc ยง 9-203. Cf. Perfection. 5. The act of affixing or connecting; something (as a document) that is affixed or connected to something else.
provisional attachment
See ATTACHMENT (1).