Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:26-14

  • 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.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
Every sale of the attached personal property made under this chapter or under an order of the court shall be as valid and effectual in law as if made by defendant at the time when the attachment became a lien thereon.

L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.