nonattachment
mənt noun
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, especially seizure of a defendant's property to prevent its dissipation before trial or to acquire jurisdiction over it.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a means of securing; a fastening |
| 2. | ( |
| 3. | an object to be attached, esp a supplementary part: an attachment for an electric drill |
| 4. | the act of attaching or the state of being attached |
| 5. | a. the arrest of a person for disobedience to a court order |
| b. the lawful seizure of property and placing of it under control of a court | |
| c. a writ authorizing such arrest or seizure | |
| 6. | law the binding of a debt in the hands of a garnishee until its disposition has been decided by the court |
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Word Origin & History
attachment
mid-15c., "arrest of a person on judicial warrant," from Fr. attachement, from attacher (see attach). Application to property (including, later, wages) dates from 1590s; meaning "sympathy, devotion" is recorded from 1704; that of "something that is attached to something else"
dates from 1797 and has become perhaps the most common use since the rise of e-mail.
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