Preattachment
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.
See also attachment disorder, attachment theory.
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.
Law. 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.
(often foll by to) affection or regard (for); devotion (to): attachment to a person or to a cause
3.
an object to be attached, esp a supplementary part: an attachment for an electric drill
4.
the act of attaching or the state of being attached
5.
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.
(law) the binding of a debt in the hands of a garnishee until its disposition has been decided by the court
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