provisional attachment
1provisional attachment — temporary seizure of possessions until a decision is made by the courts regarding a given issue …
2attachment — I (act of affixing) noun adjunction, affixation, annexation, annexion, attaching, binding, bond, cohesion, confixation, conjunction, connection, fastening, fixing, insertion, joinder, joining, junction, ligation, nexus, subjunction, that which… …
3provisional — pro·vi·sion·al /prə vi zhə nəl/ adj 1: provided for a temporary need: suitable or acceptable in the existing situation but subject to change or nullification a provisional government provisional custody of a minor 2: of, relating to, or being… …
4provisional — Temporary; preliminary; tentative; taken or done by way of precaution or ad interim. A term of the check collection process describing payment, credit or other settlement for a check or other item when the person giving the settlement reserves a… …
5attachment — A provisional remedy for the collection of a debt, which is incidental to an action against the debtor, proceeding by a seizure, under legal process called a writ of attachment issued in the action, of property of the debtor for the purpose of… …
6Provisional remedy — The purpose of a provisional remedy is the preservation of the status quo until final disposition of a matter can occur. Under United States law, FRCP 64 provides with several types of seizure (e.g. garnishment, replevin, attachment) that a… …
7provisional remedy — A remedy of a party to an action, not intended as a means of reaching a determination and adjudication of the issue or issues, but as a means whereby the party who invokes it successfully prevents the adverse party from taking steps during the… …
8Attachment of provisional doubtful account — You can mark an account in many automated systems as provisionally doubtful (i.e. a likely bad debt) …
9arrest on mesne process — Provisional relief by an attachment of the person of the defendant in a civil action …
10Maryland and Virginia Rifle Regiment — Continental Army riflemen skirmishing with enemy troops at the Battle of Saratoga. Painting by H. Charles McBarron, Jr. Active …
