garnishment

/ˈgɑrnɪʃmɪnt/
/ˈgɑnɪʃmənt/
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Other forms: garnishments

Definitions of garnishment
  1. noun
    a court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee
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    type of:
    court order
    a writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something
Pronunciation
US
/ˈgɑrnɪʃmɪnt/
UK
/ˈgɑnɪʃmənt/
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