"attachment of earnings" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: attachments of earnings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|attachments of earnings}} attachment of earnings (countable and uncountable, plural attachments of earnings)
  1. (law) A legal process by which a creditor may take funds directly from the debtor’s wages. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Derived forms: AEO (english: attachment of earnings order)
    Sense id: en-attachment_of_earnings-en-noun-ujRUj8Cs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: law

Inflected forms

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