Part Definitions

  1. Law
  2. Tennessee Code
  3. Execution
  4. Exemptions—garnishment
  5. Exemptions
  6. Part Definitions

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As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

  1. “Earnings” means the compensation paid or payable for personal services, whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonus, or otherwise, and includes periodic payments pursuant to a pension or retirement program;
  2. “Disposable earnings” means that part of the earnings of an individual remaining after the deduction from those earnings of any amounts required by law to be withheld; and
  3. “Garnishment” means any legal or equitable procedure through which the earnings of an individual are required to be withheld for payment of any debt.


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