Definition of garnishment

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garnishment -- a notice to an employer or other asset holder requiring that monies, wages, or property due a debtor be withheld and given to a creditor to be applied to a specific debt in arrears.

historic definition...

Garnishment -- Attachment for debt of money or property while in the hands of a third party. In Massachusetts this proceeding is called trustee process.


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