garnishment
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These penalties include collection activity, wage garnishment, seized tax refunds, a poor credit score that will make it difficult to get loans, and even the entire balance becoming due.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
But when child support is set through a court order or a child-support agency, there are legal avenues to address missed payments, including wage garnishment.
From MarketWatch ● May 16, 2026
“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
So much he gained that in three years’ time he had gotten him more than three hundred pounds of garnishment, out-taken his plenishing, which was well worth fifty pounds.
From Old French Romances by William Morris
From what I’ve read, bankruptcy is generally intended for more severe financial situations involving lawsuits, wage garnishments or collection actions.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
The department has since reversed course, delaying the garnishments.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
And if you owe state taxes, you could face additional collections and garnishments.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
Last year it was ordered to pay a $10 million civil penalty over unlawful garnishments.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
He was ever to the fore in retailing to his friends, plus certain garnishments of his own, any fresh evidence that chanced to come to light.
From The Mystery of a Hansom Cab by Fergus Hume
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