Synonyms for garnishment


Grammar : Noun
Spell : gahr-nish-muh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɑr nɪʃ mənt


Définition of garnishment

Origin :
  • 1520s, from garnish + -ment.
  • noun adornment
Example sentences :
  • Current wages for personal services are not subject to garnishment.
  • Extract from : « How to Collect a Doctor Bill » by Frank P. Davis
  • Devil Marston will not let his news suffer for want of garnishment—and you will hear!
  • Extract from : « The Man from Jericho » by Edwin Carlile Litsey
  • This evening he had spent his last rupee in buying sweetmeats as garnishment for the meal.
  • Extract from : « Barclay of the Guides » by Herbert Strang
  • Where there was a garnishment given touching a plea of land, a writ of deceit is also maintainable.
  • Extract from : « Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. » by S. A. Reilly
  • Change the map into a steaming roast turkey by adding the lines to form the wing, the "drumstick," the garnishment and the plate.
  • Extract from : « Crayon and Character: Truth Made Clear Through Eye and Ear » by B.J. Griswold
  • The Roman god of wine, frequently invoked in the garnishment of Latin and Italian speech.
  • Extract from : « Browning's Shorter Poems » by Robert Browning
  • Now we know that garnishment is transcendent brightness, and brilliancy; to adorn and polish surface.
  • Extract from : « The Spirit of God As Fire » by D. Mortimore
  • There is also exemption from levy on execution, attachment, or garnishment sixty per cent.
  • Extract from : « How to Collect a Doctor Bill » by Frank P. Davis
  • The following personal property is exempt from seizure or sale on any execution and from attachment or garnishment: 1st.
  • Extract from : « How to Collect a Doctor Bill » by Frank P. Davis

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