名詞 garnishment:

1. a court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee

gar.nish.ment

n.（名詞）
Law
【法律】
A legal proceeding whereby money or property due a debtor but in the possession of another is applied to the payment of the debt owed to the plaintiff.
向（第三方）下達扣押令：一種法律手續(xù)，由此屬于債務人的但為第三者掌管的財物被加于所欠原告的債務費用中
A court order directing a third party who holds money or property belonging to a defendant to withhold it and appear in court to answer inquiries.
扣押令：一種法院的命令，命令持有被告財物的第三人保留這些財物，并且到庭應詢
Ornamentation; embellishment.
裝飾；布置