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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 2363

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Justice: when applied to a person, other than a Justice of the Supreme Court, shall mean a justice of the peace for the county for which he or she is elected or appointed. See
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.

§ 2363. Stay of proceedings; bail and liens not affected

In his or her discretion, a justice or judge of the court having jurisdiction of such petition, by an order signed by him or her, may direct a stay of proceedings on the judgment, whether execution has issued or not, until a final decision is made upon such petition. Such stay of proceedings shall not operate to discharge or release bail or extinguish or prevent the perfecting of a lien which the petitionee has acquired upon the property of the petitioner by attachment or levy of execution.