garnishment
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- noun
- /ˈɡɑrnɪʃmənt/
- Jargon
- The court issued a garnishment order to withhold part of his salary to settle the unpaid loan.
- wage garnishment
- garnishment order
- garnishment letter
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Watch on YouTubeHowever, your stimulus check cannot be garnished for state, federal, and bank debt garnishments.
- However, your stimulus check cannot be garnished for state, federal, and bank debt garnishments.
- So it's basically wage garnishment forever until I die or until the people who are defrauded are paid back.
Examples
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However, debt collection garnishments from the state and from banks will not occur.
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Almost half of student loan recipients are unable to make payments, and even older borrowers are defaulting at high rates, which can result in such hardships as garnishment of Social Security benefits.
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All of these options will protect your income from garnishment and your credit from damage.
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Hmm, I see, I guess, garnishment of your wages is out of the question then, huh?
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There is no wage garnishment unless the debt is for child support or taxes.
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It's an IRS garnishment for back taxes.
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So it's basically wage garnishment forever until I die or until the people who are defrauded are paid back.
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The debtor has to disclose where he is working. Then, the creditor has to get a writ of execution/garnishment from the court.
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You work diligently to get all of your returns properly prepared, and now you receive an IRS notice that promises liens on assets, levies to bank accounts, and garnishments to your wages.
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A San Francisco property owner recently moved for garnishment of Halverson's pay from the state of Nevada, according to Shawn Miller, a shareholder at the Las Vegas law firm of Shea & Carlyon, which represents the landlord.
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How Much
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- Jargon
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Surface Forms
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Etymology
The word garnishment comes from the common word garnish, which long ago could mean 'to take' or 'to hold' and not only 'to decorate'. So a garnishment is when a court 'takes' part of someone's pay to give to a person they owe.