garnishment

garnishment
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. . 1996.

garnishment
I noun 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 II index attachment (seizure), distraint, motif, sequestration

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


garnishment
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. . 2008.


garnishment
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 Debt
Category: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure & Debt → Bankruptcy
Category: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure & Debt → Student Loan Debt
Category: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure & Debt → Foreclosure
Category: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure & Debt → Debt & Collection Agencies
Category: Personal Finance & Retirement → Taxes

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.

garnishment
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. . 2010.


garnishment
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. . 2000.


garnishment
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.


garnishment
I
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.

garnishment
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.
   See also: garnish, garnishee

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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