North Carolina General Statutes 17-18. Attachment against sheriff to be directed to coroner; procedure
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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 17-18
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
If a sheriff has neglected to return the writ agreeably to the command thereof, the attachment against him may be directed to the coroner or to any other person to be designated therein, who shall have power to execute the same, and such sheriff, upon being brought up, may be committed to the jail of any county other than his own. (1868-9, c. 116, s. 16; Code, s. 1639; Rev., s. 1836; C.S., s. 2220.)