- garnishment, creditor
- créancier(ière)ayant obtenu la saisie-arrêt
English-French legislative terms. 2015.
English-French legislative terms. 2015.
garnishment — gar·nish·ment / gär nish mənt/ n: a remedial device used by a creditor to have property of the debtor or money owed to the debtor that is in the possession of a third party attached to pay the debt to the creditor; specif: attachment of the… … Law dictionary
garnishment — A legal process whereby a debt owed by a third person (garnishee) to a judgment debtor, or property of a judgment debtor held by that third person garnishee, is attached by a creditor toward satisfaction of the obligation or debt owed by the… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
Creditor's rights — is a legal term used to describe the set of procedural provisions designed to protect the ability of creditors persons who are owed money to collect the money that they are owed. These provisions vary from one jurisdiction to another, and may… … Wikipedia
garnishment — [gär′nish mənt] n. 1. a decoration; embellishment 2. Law a proceeding by which a creditor plaintiff seeks to attach money or property in the possession of a third party in order to satisfy a debt owed by the defendant … English World dictionary
garnishment — /gahr nish meuhnt/, n. 1. Law. a. a warning, served on a third party to hold, subject to the court s direction, money or property belonging to a debtor who is being sued by a creditor. b. a summons to a third party to appear in litigation pending … Universalium
garnishment — A proceeding whereby a plaintiff creditor, i.e., garnishor, seeks to subject to his or her claim the property or money of a third party, i.e., garnishee, owed by such party to defendant debtor, i.e., principal defendant. Van Maanen v. Van Maanen … Black's law dictionary
garnishment — A proceeding whereby a plaintiff creditor, i.e., garnishor, seeks to subject to his or her claim the property or money of a third party, i.e., garnishee, owed by such party to defendant debtor, i.e., principal defendant. Van Maanen v. Van Maanen … Black's law dictionary
garnishment — A proceeding by a creditor to obtain satisfaction of the indebtedness out of property or credits of the debtor in the possession of, or owing by, a third person; the person instituting the proceeding being generally referred to as the creditor or … Ballentine's law dictionary
garnishment — Trustee Trus*tee , n. (Law) A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals, or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another; also, a person… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Garnishment — A legal process whereby payments towards a debt owed by an individual can be paid by a third party which holds money or property that is due to the individual directly to the creditor. The third party in such a case is generally the individual s… … Investment dictionary
garnishment — A legal proceeding in which a creditor (or other plaintiff) obtains a court order compelling a third party (e.g., a bank, the employer of a debtor or other defendant) to pay money earned by the defendant to the plaintiff. Up to a quarter of a… … Business law dictionary