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Domestic Attachment

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A species of attachment against resident debtors who absent or conceal themselves, as foreign at-

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

An attachment levied on the property of a resident debtor.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A species of attachment against resident debtors who absent or conceal themselves, as foreign attachment (q. v.) is against non-residents. 20 Pa. St. 144,

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

In American law and practice. A species of attachment against the property of absconding, concealed or absent debtors, the principal peculiarities of which seem to be that it is for the benefit of all the creditors who come in and prove their demands, and that it may be Bued out for a debt not due. See 2 Kenfs Com, 403, note. See Foreign attachment