Attachment (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. an act of attaching or the state of being attached.
  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. Psychology.
    • an emotional bond between an infant or toddler and primary caregiver, a strong bond being vital for the child’s normal behavioral and social development.
    • an enduring emotional bond that develops between one adult and another in an intimate relationship: romantic attachment.
  4. something that attaches; a fastening or tie: the attachments of a harness; the attachments of a pair of skis.
  5. an additional or supplementary device: attachments for an electric drill.
  6. 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.
  7. something attached, as a document added to a letter.
  8. a computer or electronic file sent with an email.
noun
  1. a means of securing; a fastening
  2. affection or regard (for); devotion (to)
  3. an object to be attached, esp a supplementary part
  4. the act of attaching or the state of being attached
    • the arrest of a person for disobedience to a court order
    • the lawful seizure of property and placing of it under control of a court
    • a writ authorizing such arrest or seizure
  6. the binding of a debt in the hands of a garnishee until its disposition has been decided by the court
Attachment (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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