1. Debtor against whom a plaintiff has begun a process of garnishment. 2. Individual who has had his or her salary attached as payment toward a debt.
Insurance Encyclopedia
Garnishment
Court order attaching a debtor’s property or wages to pay off a debt to the plaintiff.
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Legal notion to appear in court. Also a legal warning to persons or companies holding another’s property that it is thus attached and should not be delivered to the owner but should be accounted for in a court. In some cases money or settlement under an Insurance Policy is subject to garnishment.