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Crouton

Bread cut in various forms and fried lightly in butter or oil to garnish hashes etc...

levy pl: lev·ies 1 : an act of levying: as a : the imposition or collection of a tax b : the seizure according to a writ of execution of real or personal property in a judgment debtor's possession to satisfy a judgment debt 2 : an amount levied : tax [providing for a of 3% on income up to $10,000 "D. Q. Posin"] vb lev·ied levy·ing vt 1 : to impose or collect (as a tax or fine) with authority [allow it to stiffer penalties for some safety violations "National Law Journal"] 2 : to enforce or carry into effect (a writ of execution) compare attach, garnish vi : to enforce a writ of execution or attachment ;specif : to make a seizure of real or personal property in a judgment debtor's possession [they might as a last resort on his merchandise "J. J. White and R. S. Summers"] ...

garnishee

garnishee : a third party holding garnished property or money of a debtor vt -eed -ee·ing : garnish ...

attach

attach [Anglo-French attacher to lodge (an action in court), seize (a person or property) by legal authority, from Old French atachier to fasten, fix, alteration of estachier, from estache stake] vt 1 : to obtain a court order against (property of another person) that directs an officer of the court (as a sheriff) to seize or take control of the property compare garnish, levy NOTE: A plaintiff may attach a defendant's property as a way of obtaining jurisdiction for the purpose of bringing a lawsuit or to prevent the defendant from getting rid of property that may be needed to pay a judgment to the plaintiff. 2 : to join or make a part of [affidavits ed to the suit "Rosalind Resnick"] 3 : to create a security interest in (property) and so acquire the right to foreclose on or otherwise deal with property for payment of a debt and to exercise one's rights in the property against third parties see also security interest at interest compare perfect vi : to become effective: as a : ...

Parsley

An aromatic umbelliferous herb Carum Petroselinum having finely divided leaves which are used in cookery and as a garnish...

Quenelle

A kind of delicate forcemeat commonly poached and used as a dish by itself or for garnishing...

Foreign Attachment

Foreign Attachment, a custom which prevails in the city of London, whereby a debt owing to a defendant, sued in the Court of the Mayor or Sheriff, may be attached in the hands of the debtor. The custom was certified by the Recorder of London, in the reign o Edward IV., to be, that if a plaint be affirmed in London before, etc., against any person, and it be returned nihil, if the plaintiff will surmise that another person within the city is a debtor to the defendant in any sum, he shall have garnishment against him to warn him to come in and answer whether he be indebted in the manner alleged; and if he comes and does not deny the debt, it shall be attached in his habds, and after four defaults, recorded on the part of the defendant, such person shall find new surety to the plaintiff for the said debt, and judgment shall be that the plaintiff shall have judgment against him and that he shall be quit against the other after execution sued out by the plaintiff. Consult Brandon on Foreign...

Attachment, Foreign

Attachment, Foreign, a process under which the goods of foreigners found in some liberty are taken to satisfy creditors, Com. Dig., tit. 'Attachment, Foreign.' Also a judicial proceeding, by means of which a creditor may obtain the security of the moneys, goods, or other personal property of his debtor, in the hands of a third person, for the purpose, in the first instance, of enforcing the appearance of the debtor to answer an action; and afterwards, upon his continued default, of obtaining the goods or property in satisfaction of the demand. It is also called garnishment. As to the custom prevailing in the City of London, see FOREIGN ATTACHMENT and consult Brandon on For. Attach...

Sippet

A small sop a small thin piece of toasted bread soaked in milk broth or the like a small piece of toasted or fried bread cut into some special shape and used for garnishing...

garnishor

garnishor : a creditor who brings a garnishment proceeding against a garnishee ...

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