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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 498:16

  • 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.
  • petition: when used in connection with the equity jurisdiction of the superior court, and referring to a document filed with the court, shall mean complaint, and "petitioner" shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
The plaintiff in a bill in equity, or the petitionant in a petition for divorce, shall have a writ of attachment or a trustee process, as of right, for the attachment of the goods, estate, money, rights or credits of the defendant or petitionee to secure the performance of any decree or order that may be made in the suit.