1. (

• attachment ,
• fond_regard

) a feeling of affection for a person or an institution ;

2. (

• attachment

) a supplementary part or accessory ;

3. (

• attachment

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

4. (

• attachment ,
• bond ,

) a connection that fastens things together ;

5. (

• attachment ,
• adherence ,
• adhesion

) 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" ;

6. (

• attachment ,
• affixation ,

) the act of attaching or affixing something ;

7. (

• fastening ,
• attachment

) the act of fastening things together ;