Court order affecting one's wages

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context legal English) A judgment that a third party should pay money owing to a defendant directly to a plaintiff.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Trustee \Trus*tee"\, n. (Law) A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals, or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another; also, a person in whose ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Garnishment is an American legal order for collecting a monetary judgment on behalf of a plaintiff from a defendant . The money can come directly from the defendant (the debtor) or—at a court's discretion—from a third party (the "garnishee"). Jurisdiction ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. 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

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1520s, from garnish + -ment .