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at⋅tach⋅ment

[uh-tach-muh

nt]

–noun

1.	an act of attaching or the state of being attached.

2.	a feeling that binds one to a person, thing, cause, ideal, or the like; devotion; regard: a fond attachment to his cousin; a profound attachment to the cause of peace.

3.	something that attaches; a fastening or tie: the attachments of a harness; the attachments of a pair of skis.

4.	an additional or supplementary device: attachments for an electric drill.

5.	Law. seizure of property or person by legal authority, esp. seizure of a defendant's property to prevent its dissipation before trial or to acquire jurisdiction over it.

6.	something attached, as a document added to a letter.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME attachement seizure < AF. See attach, -ment

Synonyms:
2. love, devotedness. 3. junction, connection. 4. See addition.

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at·tach·ment (ə-tāch'mənt)

The act of attaching or the condition of being attached.
Something, such as a tie, band, or fastener, that attaches one thing to another.
A bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard.
1. A supplementary part; an accessory: bought a vacuum cleaner with several attachments. See Synonyms at appendage.
2. A supplementary document that is attached to a primary document: stapled two attachments to the memorandum.
3. Legal seizure of property or a person.
4. The writ ordering such a seizure.
Law
1. Legal seizure of property or a person.
2. The writ ordering such a seizure.

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