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Garnishment

nounid 64419·updated May 18, 2026
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a 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

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Garnishments
possessive
Garnishment's
pluralpossessive
Garnishments'

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a 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

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