• Such a remedy is intended to maintain the status quo by protecting a person’s safety or preserving property. [Cases: Attachment 1; Indemnity 20. C.J.S. Attachment §§ 2–4, 7; Subrogation§§ 2–15, 19, 91.]
provisional remedy
A temporary remedy awarded before judgment and pending the action’s disposition, such as a temporary restraining order, a preliminary injunction, a prejudgment receivership, or an attachment.