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Terms Used In Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 61.021

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.

The judge or clerk of a district or county court or a justice of the peace may issue a writ of original attachment returnable to his court.