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