garnishee

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: garnish

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a wage earner who is served with a garnishment

Verb (1)

  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”Synonyms: garnish
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

Note: The order by which warning is made is called a garnishee order. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]
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