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Plaintiff vs Garnishment - What's the difference?

plaintiff | garnishment |

In lang=en terms the difference between plaintiff and garnishment

is that plaintiff is a party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accusers while garnishment is a judgment that a third party should pay money owing to a defendant directly to a plaintiff.

plaintiff

Noun

(en noun)
  • (legal) A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accusers.
  • Synonyms

    * complainant, litigant

    Antonyms

    * defendant, suspect

    Hypernyms

    * litigant, litigator

    Hyponyms

    * suer, petitioner

    garnishment

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia garnishment) (en noun)
  • (legal) A judgment that a third party should pay money owing to a defendant directly to a plaintiff.