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| Topic | Stumuls check was garnishes by child support |
| Conker 05/16/20 8:07:16 PM #8: | @Cheese_Crackers Ever notice that with cooking, a garnish is something extra that goes on top of a dish, but in finance its something being taken away from a cheque or allowance? From merriam-webster.com The link between embellishing an object or space and adding a little parsley to a plate isn't too hard to see, but how does the sense relating to debtors' wages fit in? The answer lies in the word's Anglo-French root, garnir, which means "to warn or to equip." Before wages were garnished, the debtor would be served with a legal summons or warning. The legal sense of "garnish" now focuses on the taking of the wages, but it is rooted in the action of furnishing the warning. The more you know. --- If you don't want to argue about something, take the initiative and stfu. Lets Go: Lions, Red Wings, Tigers, Pistons! ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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