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Attachment of Property (Section 60 CPC)
Jurisdictional & Appellate Practice Terms
Definition
A legal process during execution whereby a court seizes, freezes, or takes control of a judgment-debtor’s movable or immovable assets, prohibiting transfer or alienation so the property can be sold to satisfy the decree debt.
Example
The executing court issues an order attaching the judgment-debtor's two-acre industrial plot, notifying the sub-registrar that no sale or mortgage can be registered until the decree is satisfied.