Attachment, Foreign

Attachment, Foreign, a process under which the goods of foreigners found in some liberty are taken to satisfy creditors, Com. Dig., tit. 'Attachment, Foreign.' Also a judicial proceeding, by means of which a creditor may obtain the security of the moneys, goods, or other personal property of his debtor, in the hands of a third person, for the purpose, in the first instance, of enforcing the appearance of the debtor to answer an action; and afterwards, upon his continued default, of obtaining the goods or property in satisfaction of the demand. It is also called garnishment. As to the custom prevailing in the City of London, see FOREIGN ATTACHMENT and consult Brandon on For. Attach