Associations to the word «Garnishment»

Wiktionary

GARNISHMENT, noun. (legal) A judgment that a third party should pay money owing to a defendant directly to a plaintiff.

Dictionary definition

GARNISHMENT, noun. A court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee.

Wise words

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