garnishment
- A legal process through which part of a person's earnings or property can be seized by court order to pay off a debt, such as unpaid taxes, child support, or a legal judgment
- The court ruled a garnishment of his monthly salary to clear his unpaid child support dues.
- She faced a garnishment of her bank account to settle the tax liabilities.
- To make good on the lawsuit judgment, they had to issue a garnishment of his property.
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