Terms Used In Maryland Code, COMMERCIAL LAW 15-604

  • 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:
If a judgment debtor resigns or is dismissed from his employment while an attachment upon his wages is wholly or partly unsatisfied, the attachment shall lapse and no further deduction may be made unless the judgment debtor is reinstated or reemployed within 90 days of the resignation or dismissal.