# garnishment

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #74,115

## Definitions
1. A judgment that a third party should pay money owing to a defendant directly to a plaintiff.

## Etymology
From garnish + -ment.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/garnishment