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garnishment

garnishment noun: a judgment that a third party should pay money owing to a defendant directly to a plaintiff.

Noun

garnishment (countable and uncountable, plural garnishments)

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

garnishment meaning in Tamil

garnishment in Tamil

பற்றுகைப் பிடித்தம்

Forms of garnishment

pluralgarnishments

Origin of garnishment

From garnish + -ment.

Questions about garnishment

What does garnishment mean?
Garnishment means a judgment that a third party should pay money owing to a defendant directly to a plaintiff.
What is garnishment in Tamil?
Garnishment in Tamil is பற்றுகைப் பிடித்தம். See Garnishment meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is garnishment?
Garnishment is a noun.
What is the plural of garnishment?
The plural of garnishment is garnishments.

Words near garnishment in the dictionary

  1. garnisher
  2. garnishers
  3. garnishes
  4. garnishing
  5. garnishings
  6. garnishment
  7. garnishments
  8. garnishor
  9. garnishors
  10. garnishry
  11. garnisht

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