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(1) “Salary” and “wages” shall be given their ordinary meaning but in any event shall include compensation measured partly or wholly by commissions, percentages or share of profits or by other sums based upon work done or results produced whether or not the judgment debtor is given a drawing account.
(2) The term “suggestee execution” shall mean an execution differing from an ordinary execution upon a judgment only in that it is directed against money due or to become due to the judgment debtor from the suggestee as therein set out.
(3) The term “judgment creditor” shall include the owner of a money decree.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - West Virginia Code Chapter 38. Liens § 38-5A-1. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wv/chapter-38-liens/wv-code-sect-38-5a-1/
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