Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 4102

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Real estate: includes lands and all tenements and hereditaments connected therewith, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
After service of the summons and complaint upon the defendant, the court on motion without notice may for cause shown order an additional attachment of real estate, goods and chattels on other property.