gar·nish·ment (gär n sh-m nt)n. 1. Law a. A legal proceeding whereby money or property due a debtor but in the possession of another is applied to the payment of the debt owed to the plaintiff. b. A court order directing a third party who holds money or property belonging to a defendant to withhold it and appear in court to answer inquiries. 2. Ornamentation; embellishment. |
garnishment [ˈgɑːnɪʃmənt]
n
1. the act of garnishing
2. decoration or embellishment; garnish
3. (Law) Law
a. a notice or warning
b. Obsolete a summons to court proceedings already in progress
c. a notice warning a person holding money or property belonging to a debtor whose debt has been attached to hold such property until directed by the court to apply it
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| Noun | 1. | garnishment - 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 court order - a writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
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