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[syn: garnishee, garnish]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Garnishee \Gar`nish*ee"\, n. (Law)
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.
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Note: The order by which warning is made is called a
garnishee order.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Garnishee \Gar`nish*ee"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garnisheed
(-[=e]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Garnisheeing.] (Law)
(a) To make (a person) a garnishee; to warn by garnishment;
to garnish.
(b) To attach (the fund or property sought to be secured by
garnishment); to trustee.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
garnishee
n 1: a wage earner who is served with a garnishment
v 1: take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child
support; "His employer garnished his wages in order to pay
his debt" [syn: garnishee, garnish]