HyperDic: garnishment

English > 1 sense of the word garnishment:
NOUNcommunicationgarnishmenta 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
garnishment > pronunciation
Soundsgaa'rnihshmahnt
Rhymesabandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...
English > garnishment: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA 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.
Categorylaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority
Broadercourt orderA writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something
Spanishembargo de nómina
Catalanembargament de nòmina
Verbsgarnishtake a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support

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