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attach definition - legal

v

  1. To add, affix, annex, bind, fasten, or join as a part.
  2. To seize or take by legal process; to carry out an attachment, for example, to attach the funds in a debtorÂ’s bank account to pay a judgment.
  3. To adhere or become legally effective, especially in connection with something or upon some event. For example, certain rights and responsibilities attach to becoming a parent.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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