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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 29-6-154

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

The court may enter up judgment or decree upon the bond, in the event of recovery by the plaintiff, against the defendant and the defendant’s sureties, for the penalty of the bond, to be satisfied by delivery of the property, or its value, or payment of the recovery, as the case may be.