释义 |
gar·nish·ment \ˈ ̷ ̷nishmənt, -nēsh-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French garnissement equipment & Anglo-French garnissement legal garnishment, from Old French garnissement equipment, from garniss-, garnisse- (stem of garnir) + -ment 1. : garnish 2. : a legal notice concerning the attachment of property to satisfy a debt: as a. : a summons to a third party to appear in court and answer to the suit of the plaintiff to the extent of his liability to the defendant b. : a warning to a person holding property belonging to a debtor not to deliver it to him pending the outcome of litigation 3. : a legal proceeding begun by the service of a garnishment 4. : a stoppage of a specified sum from wages to satisfy a creditor |