Indiana Code > Title 34 > Article 25 – Special Proceedings: Attachment and Garnishment
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Chapter 1 | General Provisions Applying to Attachment and Garnishment |
Chapter 2 | Attachment |
Chapter 3 | Garnishment |
Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 34 > Article 25 - Special Proceedings: Attachment and Garnishment
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
- Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.