garnish
- The act of legally seizing someone's property or money to satisfy a court-ordered debt
- The process of attempting to collect payment of a debt by seizing assets or income
- The debtor's wages were set to garnish to pay back the outstanding debt.
- The legal action to garnish the tenant's bank account was taken as a last resort to recover unpaid rent.
- As the debtor had no assets, the creditor's only recourse was to garnish their future income.
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