GARNISHMENT Definition & Meaning

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garnishment

[ gahr-nish-muhnt ]

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noun

Law.
1. a warning, served on a third party to hold, subject to the court's direction, money or property belonging to a debtor who is being sued by a creditor.
2. a summons to a third party to appear in litigation pending between a creditor and debtor.
adornment or decoration.

garnishment

/ ˈɡɑː��ɪʃ��ə�Գ� /

noun

the act of garnishing
decoration or embellishment; garnish
law
1. a notice or warning
2. a summons to court proceedings already in progress
3. a notice warning a person holding money or property belonging to a debtor whose debt has been attached to hold such property until directed by the court to apply it

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of garnishment¹

First recorded in 1540–50; garnish + -ment

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Through an IRS levy, you could face wage garnishment, have funds taken from your bank account or have your property seized.

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If the employer is working somewhere else, the agency can direct that their wages be withheld in order to pay the funds owed to L&I, a process called wage garnishment.

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If you continue to ignore notices, the IRS may resort to severe measures, including tax liens, wage garnishment, asset seizure and passport restrictions.

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They are exempt from garnishment and levy in most cases.

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In addition, the full value of a person’s tax refund is subject to garnishment.

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