garnishment

名词 garnishment:

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

gar.nish.ment

n.（名词）
Law
【法律】
A legal proceeding whereby money or property due a debtor but in the possession of another is applied to the payment of the debt owed to the plaintiff.
向（第三方）下达扣押令：一种法律手续，由此属于债务人的但为第三者掌管的财物被加于所欠原告的债务费用中
A court order directing a third party who holds money or property belonging to a defendant to withhold it and appear in court to answer inquiries.
扣押令：一种法院的命令，命令持有被告财物的第三人保留这些财物，并且到庭应询
Ornamentation; embellishment.
装饰；布置