garnish
/ˈgɑːnɪʃ/ verb [T] (also garnishee) LAWDefinition
› to take part of the income or property of someone who owes a debt and give it to a court in order to pay the debt: After his house and car were taken, and wages garnished, he was forced to move in with his parents.
garnishment noun [U] › The state does not permit wage garnishment for most civil debts.(Definition of garnish verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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