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Attachment is the court document ordering something be taken by law, and/or the actual act of taking it. (noun)

An example of an attachment is a court document demanding a car be seized for non-payment, and immediately returned to the dealership.
When a person hired to retrieve a piece of unpaid artwork goes and gets it, it is an example of attachment.

Attachment is a personal connection, or feeling of kinship. (noun)

When a mother gives birth to her child, it is an example of an attachment.

Attachment is an additional piece of some type which connects to a specific kind of equipment. (noun)

An example of an attachment is the extra nozzles used on an air compressor which allows one to find the right fit, depending on what needs to be filled with air.

Attachment is the physical putting together of two things. (noun)

An example of an attachment is the paper proving income a person includes with their application for a loan.

See attachment in Webster's New World College Dictionary