Definition of garnishment in English:
garnishment
noun ˈɡɑːnɪʃm(ə)ntˈɡɑrnɪʃmənt
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
- 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proceedings undertaken in accordance with the enforcement of the order of January 18th, 2002, shall forthwith be rescinded and cancelled.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proceedings undertaken in accordance with the enforcement of the order of January 18th, 2002, shall forthwith be rescinded and cancelled.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.