saisie-attribution

English translation: garnishment

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French term or phrase:saisie-attribution
English translation:garnishment
Entered by: Ibrahima Saidou CAMARA

07:39 Sep 9, 2016
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / ordonnace de référé
French term or phrase: saisie-attribution
conservation des créances
Ibrahima Saidou CAMARA
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 04:10
garnishment
Explanation:
A legal procedure by which a creditor can collect what a debtor owes by reaching the debtor's property when it is in the hands of someone other than the debtor.

Translation found in Harrap's Law Dictionary
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Elizabeth Tamblin
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:10
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garnishment


Explanation:
A legal procedure by which a creditor can collect what a debtor owes by reaching the debtor's property when it is in the hands of someone other than the debtor.

Translation found in Harrap's Law Dictionary

Elizabeth Tamblin
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:10
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adrian MM. (X): http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/law_contracts/57... (AmE) garnishment of wages (BrE) attachment of earnings > gen. garnishee order, now known as a third-party debt-order
1 hr

agree  AllegroTrans
2 hrs

agree  B D Finch
3 hrs

agree  Peter Shortall: And I agree with Adrian, it's now called a third-party debt order in the civil procedure of E&W
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