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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 521.130

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.

The plaintiff in any civil action which shall have been commenced by summons, and without original attachment, may, at any time pending the suit and before final judgment, sue out an attachment in such action, on filing an affidavit and bond, as required in cases of original attachment.