Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,901,637,149 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

attachment of earnings

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.02 sec.
attachment of earnings
n
(Law) (in Britain) a court order requiring an employer to deduct amounts from an employee's wages to pay debts or honour financial obligations


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
The issue is taken very seriously and we use a number of means including seizure of goods, recovery from social security benefits, attachment of earnings, placing charges on properties and, in severe cases, bankruptcy action.
If your landlord is working you can apply to the court for an attachment of earnings order and his employer would have to deduct a weekly or monthly amount from his wages to pay to you.
The most likelywaywould be by making an application to the court for an attachment of earnings order.
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.