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attachment of earnings

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A legal process by which a creditor may take funds directly from the debtor’s wages.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Svenskainförsel

Examples

“Attachment of earnings is administered by the county courts; the procedure can be used for High Court judgments, but they must be transferred to the county court for the purpose.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

attachment parenting attachment therapy Attachments attacin attack attack ad

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