Business Sales Inc.'s debt to Cartage Company is past due. Cartage brings a legal action against Business Sales to collect. To ensure that a judgment in the creditor's favor will be collectible, Cartage asks the court to order the seizure of the debtor's property. This is a request for

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A writ of attachment is a request to seize a debtor's property to ensure that a judgment in the creditor's favor will be collectible. An artisan's lien is a claim against specific property, typically given to repair or maintain that property. A mechanic's lien is similar to an artisan's lien, but typically pertains to a mechanic's work on a vehicle. A writ of execution is a court order for the sale of property to satisfy a judgment. None of these options fit the scenario given as well as a writ of attachment.