garnishment

gar·nish·ment

 (gär′nĭsh-mənt)

n.

1. Law

a. A legal proceeding in which a plaintiff seeks the satisfaction of a debt by obtaining a judgment that directs a third party in possession of the property of the defendant to make it available to satisfy the judgment.

b. A court order directing a third party to make such property available.

2. A decoration or ornamentation: "[The house's] rooms ... were gorged with furniture and with garnishments" (Jean Stafford).

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garnishment

(ˈɡɑːnɪʃmənt)

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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gar•nish•ment

(ˈgɑr nɪʃ mənt)

n.

1. Law.

a. a warning served on a third party to hold wages, property, etc., belonging to a debtor.

b. a summons to such a party to appear in court and give testimony in litigation between the debtor and a creditor.

2. decoration.

[1540–50]

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Thesaurus

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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garnishment

noun

Something that adorns:

adornment, decoration, embellishment, garniture, ornament, ornamentation, trim, trimming.

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Translations

Pfändung

precetto