garnishment
noun
gar·nish·ment
ˈgär-nish-mənt 
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a high-end caterer whose dishes feature an array of over-the-top garnishments
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Notices to lien or levy accounts, for example, are time-sensitive, and requiring long wait times can put taxpayers at risk of wage or account garnishment.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Likewise, where the debtor's wages are involved, a creditor may garnish those wages by having a writ of garnishment served upon the employer and then the non-exempt amount of the debtor's wages are then ultimately paid over to the creditor.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Democratic Representatives John Larson of Connecticut, Raúl Grijalva of Arizona and several cosponsors have reintroduced the Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act to safeguard benefits from garnishment.
—Next Avenue, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Three days after that, on April 15, the creditor again called the garnishment department to check up on things, but an employee of that department indicated that Chase Bank would need ten business days to respond to the notice of levy.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Likewise, where the debtor's wages are involved, a creditor may garnish those wages by having a writ of garnishment served upon the employer and then the non-exempt amount of the debtor's wages are then ultimately paid over to the creditor.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Democratic Representatives John Larson of Connecticut, Raúl Grijalva of Arizona and several cosponsors have reintroduced the Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act to safeguard benefits from garnishment.
—Next Avenue, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Three days after that, on April 15, the creditor again called the garnishment department to check up on things, but an employee of that department indicated that Chase Bank would need ten business days to respond to the notice of levy.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Garnishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garnishment. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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garnishment
noun
gar·nish·ment
ˈgär-nish-mənt
: 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
specifically
: attachment of the debtor's wages to satisfy a judgment compare wage assignment at assignment
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