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garnish [Anglo-French garniss-, stem of garnir to garnish, give legal summons, warn, from Old French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German warnōn to take heed] 1 : to subject (property or money) to garnishment 2 : to seek satisfaction of (a debt) through garnishment compare attach, levy ...
Garnish
Garnish, to warn; see 27 Eliz. c. 3. Also money paid (illegally) by a prisoner on his going to prison. Also to attach a debt. See next title.To serve an heir with notice of contain debts that must be paid before person is entitled to receive property as an heir, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 689....
garnishment
garnishment : 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 ;specif : attachment of the debtor's wages to satisfy a judgment compare wage assignment at assignment ...
Garnisher
One who or that which garnishes...
writ of garnishment
writ of garnishment a means of enforcing a judgment in which the defendant's property (e.g., a bank account, wages, or any debt owed to the defendant by someone else) is to be seized and is in the hands of a third person . Source: Federal Judicial Center ...
garnishment of wages
garnishment of wages Taking or seizing the amount owing pursuant to a child support order or other order, directly from the employee's wages ...
Garnishment
Garnishment, warning or notice, as not to pay money, etc., see previous title....
Garnishee
One who is garnished a person upon whom garnishment has been served in a suit by a creditor against a debtor such person holding property belonging to the debtor or owing him money...
maraschino cherry
A cherry which is colored a deep red and sweetened by cooking in colored syrup and flavored with maraschino It is used as a garnish in deserts and cocktails...
Garnish
To decorate with ornamental appendages to set off to adorn to embellish...
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