Definition
Plural of garnishment: legal orders to seize wages or property from a debtor, usually directed to their employer or bank.
Etymology
From 'garnish' plus the suffix '-ment' (indicating a result or process), plural '-ments,' evolved from Old French 'garnir' through Middle English legal usage.
Kelly Says
Wage garnishments are how courts enforce judgments without sending someone to jail—it's a modern solution to debt that's been refined over centuries of legal practice!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መቆጣጠር
me-qo-ta-ta-r
ARالعربية
مصادرات
musadarat
BNবাংলা
ব্যবস্থাপনা
byab-ostha-pa-na
CACatalà
garnitures
gar-ni-too-res
CSČeština
zastavení
za-stave-nie
DEDeutsch
Pfändungen
fayn-dung-en
ELΕλληνικά
κατασχέσεις
ka-ta-s-che-seis
ESEspañol
embargos
em-bar-gos
FISuomi
takaisinotto
ta-ka-sin-otto
FRFrançais
saisies
saz-ee
HIहिन्दी
जुर्माने
jum-ma-ne
HUMagyar
jogila elvétel
jo-gi el-ve-tel
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengambilanan
pen-ga-mbil-an-an
ITItaliano
pignoramenti
pi-gno-ra-men-ti
KKKK
жауапкершілік
jaw-ap-ker-shi-lik
MSBahasa Melayu
pelupusan
pe-lu-pu-san
MYမြန်မာ
ပိတ်ဆိုး
pe-it-so
NLNederlands
beslagen
be-slag-en
PLPolski
zajęcia
za-je-tche
PTPortuguês
penhoras
pen-ho-ras
SWKiswahili
kuzuia
koo-zoo-ia
TAதமிழ்
முடக்கங்கள்
mu-dak-ka-ngal
TLTL
pag-aagaw
pa-ga-a-gaw
TRTürkçe
zararlar
za-rar-lar
UKУкраїнська
вимогання
vi-mo-g-annya
VITiếng Việt
cầm giữ
cam-dzu