writ vs attachment

attachment vs writ

writ and attachment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
writ	Yes	No	No	No
attachment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, attachment is a hyponym of writ; that is, attachment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than writ:

writ: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
attachment: a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding

Other hyponyms of writ include court order, warrant, assize, certiorari, writ of certiorari, habeas corpus, writ of habeas corpus, venire facias, mandamus, writ of mandamus, fieri facias, scire facias, sequestration, writ of detinue, writ of election, writ of error, writ of prohibition, writ of right, process, summons, subpoena, subpoena ad testificandum, subpoena duces tecum.

writ (noun)	attachment (noun)
(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer	the act of fastening things together
	the act of attaching or affixing something
	faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
	a supplementary part or accessory
	a connection that fastens things together
	a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding
	a feeling of affection for a person or an institution

Difference between writ and attachment

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