Civil Law

Garnishment

/ GAR-nish-ment /

Definition

A court order requiring a third party to withhold funds owed to a debtor.

Used in Context

“Wage garnishment collected the judgment from the employee\'s paycheck.”

Etymology

◈ Old French: garnir, to warn

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