Terms Used In Tennessee Code 29-6-129

  • 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.
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

The process of attachment issues against the property of the defendant wherever the same may be found.