ATTACHMENT

ATTACHMENT, by writ, differs from a distress in this, that an attachment does not reach lands, as a distress does; and that a distress.

Distress does not touch the body, which an attachment does— Yet the two are frequently confounded together. In the most common use, an attachment is an apprehension of a man by his body, to bring him to answer the action of the plaintiff—A distress with a writ, is the taking of a man; a distress without a writ, is the taking of a man’s goods for some real cause, as rent, service, etc. See DISTRESS.



ATTACHMENT out of the Chancery, is had of course upon an affidavit made that the defendant was served with a subpoena, and appears not; or issueth upon not performing some order or decree. See CHANCERY. After the return of this attachment by the sheriff, quod non est inventus in balliva sua; another attachment, with proclamation, issues; and if he appear not thereupon, a writ of rebellion. See REBELLION, etc.

ATTACHMENT of the forest, is one of the three courts held in the forest. See FOREST. The lowest court is called the attachment, the mean Swanimote, the highest, the justice in eyre’s seat. See SWANIMOTE, and JUSTICE.
The court of attachments seems so called, because the verderors of the forest have therein no other authority, but to receive the attachments of offenders against vert and venison taken by the rest of the officers, and to enroll them, that they may be presented or punished at the next justice seat.—This attachment is by three means; by goods and chattels; by body, pledges, and mainprize; or by body only.—This court is held every forty days throughout the year. ATTACHMENT of privilege, is, by virtue of a man’s privilege, to call another to that court whereto he himself belongs, and in respect whereof he is privileged to answer some action. See PRIVILEGE. FOREIGN ATTACHMENT; is an attachment of goods or money found within a liberty or city, to satisfy some creditor within such city or liberty. By the custom of some places, particularly London, a man may attach money or goods in the hands of a stranger: As, if A. owes B. 10 l. and C. owes A. 10 l. B. may attach the 10 l. in the hands of C. to satisfy himself.

ATTACHMENT