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Garnishment
garnishment 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
Source: Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.