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Writ of garnishment

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-005271

A court order instructing a third party, such as a bank or employer, to withhold funds or property belonging to a judgment debtor. These withheld assets are then turned over to a judgment creditor to satisfy a debt. This process is frequently used to collect on unpaid judgments, often targeting wages or bank accounts.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-005271
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-005271",
  "term": "Writ of garnishment",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A court order instructing a third party, such as a bank or employer, to withhold funds or property belonging to a judgment debtor. These withheld assets are then turned over to a judgment creditor to satisfy a debt. This process is frequently used to collect on unpaid judgments, often targeting wages or bank accounts.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/writ-of-garnishment/"
}

Record 5,419 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.