garnishment

[ gahr-nish-muh nt ]

/ ˈgɑr nɪʃ mənt /

Law.

a warning, served on a third party to hold, subject to the court's direction, money or property belonging to a debtor who is being sued by a creditor.
a summons to a third party to appear in litigation pending between a creditor and debtor.

adornment or decoration.

Origin of garnishment

First recorded in 1540–50; garnish + -ment

garnett, garni, garnierite, garnish, garnishee, garnishment, garniture, garofalo, garonne, garote, garotte

Devil Marston will not let his news suffer for want of garnishment—and you will hear!

The Man from Jericho |Edwin Carlile Litsey
Change the map into a steaming roast turkey by adding the lines to form the wing, the "drumstick," the garnishment and the plate.

Crayon and Character: Truth Made Clear Through Eye and Ear |B.J. Griswold
Current wages for personal services are not subject to garnishment.

How to Collect a Doctor Bill |Frank P. Davis
Now we know that garnishment is transcendent brightness, and brilliancy; to adorn and polish surface.

The Spirit of God As Fire |D. Mortimore

There is also exemption from levy on execution, attachment, or garnishment sixty per cent.

How to Collect a Doctor Bill |Frank P. Davis

garnishment

/ (ˈɡɑːnɪʃmənt) /

the act of garnishing

decoration or embellishment; garnish

law

a notice or warning
obsolete a summons to court proceedings already in progress
a notice warning a person holding money or property belonging to a debtor whose debt has been attached to hold such property until directed by the court to apply it