Defendant vs Garnishment - What's the difference?
defendant | garnishment |
(legal) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.
(legal) In criminal proceedings, the accused.
Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive.
* Shakespeare
(legal) A judgment that a third party should pay money owing to a defendant directly to a plaintiff.
In lang=en terms the difference between defendant and garnishment
is that defendant is in criminal proceedings, the accused while garnishment is a judgment that a third party should pay money owing to a defendant directly to a plaintiff.As an adjective defendant
is serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive.defendant
English
(wikipedia defendant)Alternative forms
* defendaunt (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Antonyms
* (in civil proceedings) plaintiff * (in criminal proceedings) prosecutorHypernyms
* litigantAdjective
(en adjective)- With men of courage and with means defendant .
