attachment

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.
   1. 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.
   2. 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 partan attachment for an electric drill
4. the act of attaching or the state of being attached
5. 1. the arrest of a person for disobedience to a court order
   2. the lawful seizure of property and placing of it under control of a court
   3. 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