About The Word Garnishment

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Garnishment

Garnishment Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Garnishment?Synonyms | Synonyms for Garnishment: Related Terms | Find terms related to Garnishment: adjunct | adornment | angary | annexation | annexure | arrangement | attachment | certiorari | citation | collectivization | color | color patterns | commandeering | communalization | communization | confiscation | decor | decoration | distraint | distress | elaboration | embellishment | emblazonment | emblazonry | embroidery | eminent domain | execution | expropriation | flourish | flower arrangement | furniture arrangement | garnish | garniture | habeas corpus | illumination | impoundment | impressment | levy | monition | nationalization | ornament | ornamentation | right of angary | sequestration | socialization | subpoena | summons | trim | trimming | venire | venire de novo | venire facias | window dressing | writ of summons See Also | Garnishment In Webster's Dictionary \Gar"nish*ment\, n. [Cf. OF. garnissement
protection, guarantee, warning.]
1. Ornament; embellishment; decoration. --Sir H. Wotton.
2. (Law)
(a) Warning, or legal notice, to one to appear and give
information to the court on any matter.
(b) Warning to a person in whose hands the effects of
another are attached, not to pay the money or deliver
the goods to the defendant, but to appear in court and
give information as garnishee.
3. A fee. See {Garnish}, n., 4.
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