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gar·nish·ment /'gär-nish-mənt/ n: a remedial device used by a creditor to have property of the debtor or money owed to the debtor that is in the possession of a third party attached to pay the debt to the creditor; specif: attachment of the debtor's wages to satisfy a judgment compare wage assignment at assignment
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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annexation, appropriation, confiscation, dispossession, distraint, distress, divestiture, execution, expropriation, impoundment, levy, seizure
associated concepts: attachment, enforcement of judgments, equitable garnishment, execution, garnishment of a debt, lien
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attachment (seizure), distraint, motif, sequestration
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.A court order that takes the property or money that a third party owes to a debtor (typically wages owed to the debtor by an employer) and gives it to a plaintiff creditor.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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A court-ordered procedure for taking money or property from someone to satisfy a debt. For example, a debtor's wages might be garnished to pay child support, back taxes, or a lawsuit judgment.Category: Back Taxes & Tax DebtCategory: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure & Debt → BankruptcyCategory: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure & Debt → Student Loan DebtCategory: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure & Debt → ForeclosureCategory: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure & Debt → Debt & Collection AgenciesCategory: Personal Finance & Retirement → Taxes
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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Also known as garnishee order.An order requiring a person owing money to the defendant to pay his debt to the claimant rather than to the defendant.
Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
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n. In litigation, a judicial process in which a creditor seeks the seizure of a debtor's property, held in possession by a third party.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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A legal procedure by which a creditor can collect what a debtor owes by reaching the debtor's property when it is in the hands of someone other than the debtor.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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A legal procedure by which a creditor can collect what a debtor owes by reaching the debtor's property when it is in the hands of someone other than the debtor.II A legal proceeding in which a debtor's money, in the possession of another (called the garnishee) is applied to the debts of the debtor, such as when an employer garnishes a debtor's wages.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.the entire process of petitioning for and getting a court order directing a person or entity (garnishee) to hold funds they owe to someone who allegedly is in debt to another person, often after a judgment has been rendered. Usually the actual amounts owed have not been figured out or are to be paid by installments directly or through the sheriff.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
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