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Garnishment

Garnishment meaning

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

Synonyms of Garnishment

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Falling behind on loan payments can lead to serious financial consequences for borrowers, they said, and the garnishment of Social Security benefits to pay off older adults’ student loan debt was a growing issue before the pandemic.

I saw this ad for a firm that keeps a roster of tax lawyers on staff who would manage all of the bad things that can happen to you if you don’t pay your taxes—wage garnishment, repossession of assets, things like that.

FCash has likewise sent messages threatening borrowers with charges for estafa, complaints before the National Bureau of Investigation, and service of writ of garnishment or writ of attachment.

Governor Pritzker of Illinois announced Tuesday he would suspend the laws that allow garnishment.

The Treasury Department already has rules that protect social security payments from this type of garnishment; some lawmakers want the agency to extend these rules to cover direct stimulus payments.

Will garnishment be the new catch phrase in Anchorage?