garnishment

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garnishment

noun garnishments

countable, uncountable A judgment that a third party should pay money owing to a defendant directly to a plaintiff.

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noun a judgment that a third party should pay money owing to a defendant directly to a plaintiff

Deutsch	Pfändung, Zahlungsverbot an den Drittschuldner

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@misc{garnishment_2026,
  title = {garnishment},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/garnishment},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}