Definition of Garnishment
Garnishment
gar·nish·ment


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(noun)
something that serves as an ornament, decoration, embellishment, or garnish;

e.g. Minced herbs often serve as a garnishment on a dish of food.

(noun)
(legal) an order or summons demanding that some property, especially wages, be seized from someone in order to pay off their debt, especially in the context of wages being taken from the person's employer;

e.g. He was subjected to wage garnishment until his creditors had received the money had borrowed.



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