Terms Used In Tennessee Code 29-30-204

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.

Should the defendant, or any defendant, be a nonresident of the state, the officer shall return the fact and the court shall order publication to be made for four (4) successive weeks in some newspaper published in the county in which the suit is pending, or in the nearest county. The publication shall state the names of the parties and briefly set forth the nature of the writ.