The legal process or an official order to seize a debtor's wages or property through their employer or third party.
From 'garnishee' plus the suffix '-ment' (indicating an action, process, or result), with roots going back to Old French 'garnir' via Middle English legal terminology.
A 'garnisheement' order is one of the ways the legal system tries to collect debt—it's why some people lose part of their paycheck to pay old bills!
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