attachment (n.)

  1. a feeling of affection for a person or an institution

    [ Syn: fond regard ]

  2. a supplementary part or accessory

  3. a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding

  4. a connection that fastens things together

    [ Syn: bond ]

  5. faithful support for a cause or political party or religion; attachment to a formal agenda; adherence to a fat-free diet; the adhesion of Seville was decisive

    [ Syn: adherence , adhesion ]

  6. the act of attaching or affixing something

    [ Syn: affixation ]

  7. the act of fastening things together

    [ Syn: fastening ]

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