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attachments of earnings

attachments of earnings is the plural of attachment of earnings.

Meaning of attachment of earnings

Noun

attachment of earnings (countable and uncountable, plural attachments of earnings)

  1. A legal process by which a creditor may take funds directly from the debtor’s wages.
    • Attachment of earnings is administered by the county courts; the procedure can be used for High Court judgments, but they must be transferred to the county court for the purpose.1989, J. R. Spencer, editor, Jackson’s Machinery of Justice, →ISBN, page 88

Questions about attachments of earnings

What is attachments of earnings the plural of?
Attachments of earnings is the plural of attachment of earnings.

Words near attachments of earnings in the dictionary

  1. attachment parenting
  2. attachment theory
  3. attachment therapies
  4. attachment therapy
  5. attachments
  6. attachments of earnings
  7. attacht
  8. attaché
  9. attaché case
  10. attaché cases
  11. attachés

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