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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 29-6-130

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

The officer granting the attachment may direct, upon proper application, that counterpart writs of attachment issue to any county in which property of the defendant may be found, or such counterparts may be subsequently applied for and obtained upon good cause shown.