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Definition of Garnishee
1. Verb. Take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support. "His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt"
Exact synonyms: Garnish
Generic synonyms: Attach, Confiscate, Impound, Seize, Sequester
Derivative terms: Garnishment
Generic synonyms: Attach, Confiscate, Impound, Seize, Sequester
Derivative terms: Garnishment
2. Noun. A wage earner who is served with a garnishment.
Definition of Garnishee
1. n. One who is garnished; a person upon whom garnishment has been served in a suit by a creditor against a debtor, such person holding property belonging to the debtor, or owing him money.
2. v. t. To make (a person) a garnishee; to warn by garnishment; to garnish.
Definition of Garnishee
1. Noun. (legal) the person whose money is garnished ¹
2. Verb. (transitive legal) the act of attaching the property sought to be secured. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Garnishee
1. [v -NISHEED, -NISHEEING, -NISHEES]
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