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An attachment is a court order seizing specific property. Attachment is used both as a pre-trial�provisional remedy�and to enforce a final judgment.�

Sometimes, courts attach a�defendant's�property as a�provisional remedy�to prevent the�defendant�from making herself�judgment-proof by liquidating the property and/or transferring assets outside the jurisdiction of US courts. For example, a court might attach part of a�defendant's�bank account to prevent her from transferring all of her money to an off-shore account. In all but the most exceptional cases, courts must hold a hearing and follow other procedural safeguards before ordering attachment as a�provisional remedy.�Oftentimes, plaintiffs seeking attachment must offer up a cash bond to ensure that they will return the defendant�s property post-trial if the plaintiff does not win their lawsuit.��

Courts often attach debtors' property to help pay their creditors, either by directly transferring the property to the creditors, or by selling it and giving the creditors the proceeds.�

See:�Debtor and Creditor Law.

Quasi in rem�subtype 2 jurisdiction is sometimes called "attachment jurisdiction."�