attachment: Meaning and Definition of

at•tach•ment

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. something that attaches; a fastening or tie: the attachments of a harness; the attachments of a pair of skis.
4. an additional or supplementary device: attachments for an electric drill.
5. seizure of property or person by legal authority, esp. seizure of a defendant's property to prevent its dissipation before trial or to acquire jurisdiction over it.
6. something attached, as a document added to a letter.