GARNISHMENT
\ɡˈɑːnɪʃmənt], \ɡˈɑːnɪʃmənt], \ɡ_ˈɑː_n_ɪ_ʃ_m_ə_n_t]\
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Warning, or legal notice, to one to appear and give information to the court on any matter.
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Warning to a person in whose hands the effects of another are attached, not to pay the money or deliver the goods to the defendant, but to appear in court and give information as garnishee.
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A fee. See Garnish, n., 4.
By Oddity Software
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Warning, or legal notice, to one to appear and give information to the court on any matter.
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Warning to a person in whose hands the effects of another are attached, not to pay the money or deliver the goods to the defendant, but to appear in court and give information as garnishee.
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A fee. See Garnish, n., 4.
By Noah Webster.
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A court-ordered process that takes property from a person to satisfy a debt. For example, a person who owes money to a creditor may have her wages garnished if she loses a lawsuit filed by the creditor. Up to 25% of a person's wages can be deducted.
By Oddity Software
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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