What does Garnishment mean?
A legal process that a court issues to an employer to withhold a certain amount of money from an employee's wages to pay back a debt.
The payroll department received a court order for wage garnishment for one of the employees.
Garnishment in German, French, Spanish and Italian
GermanLohnpfändung
also Pfändung
Einbehaltung von Lohnanteilen zur Tilgung von Schulden.
FrenchSaisie sur salaire
Prélèvement obligatoire sur le salaire pour payer un créancier.
SpanishEmbargo de salario
also Retención salarial
Retención legal de parte del sueldo por orden judicial.
ItalianPignoramento dello stipendio
Trattenuta forzosa dello stipendio disposta da un giudice.
Common phrases with Garnishment
- wage garnishment
- court order garnishment
- payroll department garnishment
Synonyms and opposites for Garnishment
- Synonym Wage attachment