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garnishment

gar·nish·ment

US/ˈɡɑrnɪʃmʌnt/ uncommon

noun

1.

a court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee''s wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee

Origin

From garnish + -ment.

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