Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 770 ILCS 100/7

  • 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.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
     If the officer returns such summons showing that a defendant or defendants cannot be found in that county, the same proceedings shall thereupon be had in all respects as to the defendant or defendants not personally served, as near as may be, as in actions commenced by attachment in which there is not a personal service of process upon the defendant and judgment shall be rendered in such action in like manner.