garnishment

Example Sentences

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“That garnishment actually pushed me below minimum wage. How was that legal?”

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

Only three million of these debtors, those who are delinquent for nine months or more, would be eligible for wage garnishment.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Wage garnishment typically begins after borrowers have missed payments for 270 days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

McFadden was able to suspend the garnishment by applying for a financial-hardship exemption from the government.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 19, 2025

Among these is a garnishment of green moss patches and fronds of perennial ferns which tell of life that the stress of winter could not overcome.

From In New England Fields and Woods by Robinson, Rowland E. (Evans)