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Terms Used In Alabama Code 6-6-147

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.

If the judgment of the plaintiff is not satisfied by the property attached or by the garnishee, execution must issue thereon, which may be levied on and satisfied by any property of the defendant; and the plaintiff may proceed to a sale of the property attached by a writ of execution.