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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 29-6-138

  • 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.

In all cases where choses in action are attached, the officer levying the attachment may collect the same until the writ is returned, unless otherwise ordered.