a summons to court proceedings already in progress
c.
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
garnishment in American English
(ˈgɑrnɪʃmənt)
noun
1.
a decoration; embellishment
2. Law
a proceeding by which a creditor plaintiff seeks to attach money or property in the possession of a third party in order to satisfy a debt owed by the defendant
Examples of 'garnishment' in a sentence
garnishment
Garnishment is a powerful inducement for debtors to seek some alternative solution to their difficulties.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)