Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:26-7

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
A plaintiff in attachment may be required to give bond to the defendant in such amount as the court shall fix or the court, in its discretion, may dispense with the giving of such bond.

L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.