2Law A court order directing that money or property of a third party (usually wages paid by an employer) be seized to satisfy a debt owed by a debtor to a plaintiff creditor.
Example sentencesExamples
By the time the motion was heard, the arrears of about $2, 000.00 had been paid as a result of a garnishment of his income tax refund.
In September the plaintiff attempted garnishment on what he thought was the defendant's banker.
When the bank learned of the plaintiffs' action against these defendants, it issued garnishments against each of the three defendants in June 2003.
Wage garnishment is a creditor collection tool that a delinquent debtor can escape by filing for bankruptcy.
All garnishment and enforcement proceedings undertaken in accordance with the enforcement of the order of January 18th, 2002, shall forthwith be rescinded and cancelled.
Definition of garnishment in US English:
garnishment
nounˈɡɑrnɪʃməntˈɡärniSHmənt
1A decoration or embellishment.
2Law A court order directing that money or property of a third party (usually wages paid by an employer) be seized to satisfy a debt owed by a debtor to a plaintiff creditor.
Example sentencesExamples
In September the plaintiff attempted garnishment on what he thought was the defendant's banker.
Wage garnishment is a creditor collection tool that a delinquent debtor can escape by filing for bankruptcy.
When the bank learned of the plaintiffs' action against these defendants, it issued garnishments against each of the three defendants in June 2003.
All garnishment and enforcement proceedings undertaken in accordance with the enforcement of the order of January 18th, 2002, shall forthwith be rescinded and cancelled.
By the time the motion was heard, the arrears of about $2, 000.00 had been paid as a result of a garnishment of his income tax refund.