How to Use garnishment in a Sentence

garnishment

noun
  • But a judgment could mean a wage garnishment still lies ahead.
    Russ Wiles, azcentral, 20 May 2018
  • Lioi has not ruled on whether to approve the garnishment.
    Justin Madden, cleveland.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Foster-Ray spent half a day at the courthouse to file an objection to the garnishment.
    Sarah Alvarez, ProPublica, 23 Aug. 2022
  • Yes, if the state law has provisions for wage garnishments.
    Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2019
  • The dollar amount of the garnishment is included in each of these docket entries.
    ProPublica, 27 June 2019
  • State officials have even gone as far as wage garnishment, Baier said.
    Jen Fifield, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2017
  • Judges have approved the garnishment of tenants’ wages in nearly all those cases.
    Doug Donovan, baltimoresun.com, 18 Aug. 2017
  • The lender might also pursue a legal judgment, which leads to garnishment of the borrower's wages.
    Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 15 Nov. 2022
  • For many reasons, but a big one is if your child were to ever get sued, assets in a trust are most likely protected from garnishment.
    Washington Post, 8 June 2021
  • Just five hospitals accounted for half of the resulting wage garnishments in the state.
    Laura Beil, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Those cases strain court systems and often end in wage garnishments for patients.
    Sarah Kliff, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2019
  • The most common garnishment in Michigan is state income tax returns.
    Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 16 Nov. 2022
  • In Alabama, state law does not protect a living wage from garnishment.
    al, 19 Nov. 2019
  • Once in default, private loans can result in wage garnishment, and potential civil lawsuits can add to the overall balance of the loan.
    Mia Taylor, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2023
  • By resuming payments, garnishments and tax refunds are back on the table.
    Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Wilson advised that the only option to halt the garnishment and keep him from going under was to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
    Grace Schneider, The Courier-Journal, 6 July 2017
  • But by August, default judgment and wage garnishment orders emerged in a handful of cases that remained on the docket.
    Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Jan. 2021
  • Expect delicious rum libations, served with all the garnishment and fanfare that drinks of this ilk demand.
    Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, AL.com, 6 Aug. 2017
  • Universal Music Group has 10 days from the receipt of the order of garnishment to pay R. Kelly's debt, according to the documents.
    Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Saunders added another option for those who are concerned about garnishment: to withdraw the funds from their bank account.
    Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2020
  • The judge released the funds despite the FTC’s argument that all of Cooper’s assets are subject to garnishment if repayment of the $25.9 million is ordered.
    Ron Hurtibise, Sun-Sentinel.com, 1 June 2017
  • According to court files, Rodriguez found out the Marlins still are making some payments to Hernandez and filed for garnishment.
    Jose Lambiet, miamiherald, 28 Apr. 2017
  • At 270 days late, the loan is in default and collections efforts begin, leading to consequences such as wage garnishment and seizure of tax refunds.
    Nerd Wallet, oregonlive, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Borrowers who had been forced to repay with wage garnishments or levies against their bank accounts would now get a temporary reprieve.
    Shahien Nasiripour, Bloomberg.com, 18 Sep. 2017
  • Federal law allows garnishment of up to 50% on child support.
    James Agnew, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Last week, the Illinois Supreme Court sent a suit Harvey filed against the comptroller over the garnishments back to the circuit court for a preliminary injunction hearing.
    Zak Koeske, Daily Southtown, 1 May 2018
  • Some states have reformed their laws, to make sure defendants are properly served or to prohibit wage garnishments for debt.
    Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 16 Oct. 2019
  • In the most recent lawsuit, Cathay has obtained a writ of garnishment against both Shilo Management and Hemstreet that will give the bank the ability to access their bank accounts.
    oregonlive, 4 Dec. 2020
  • Some communities send debt from school tickets to collection agencies and warn of wage garnishment, liens and loss of driving privileges if the debt is not paid.
    Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2022
  • And Santiago’s asking a judge for a writ of garnishment, a document that would give her permission to grab some of Bauer’s Showtime earnings.
    By Jose Lambiet, miamiherald, 9 May 2017

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