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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 29-6-161

  • 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
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

In all cases of attachment sued out because the defendant resides out of the state, or has merely departed or removed property from the state, the judgment or decree by default may be set aside, upon application of the defendant and good cause shown, within twelve (12) months thereafter, and defense permitted upon such terms as the court may impose.