Meaning & use
garnishee
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A person or institution, such as an employer or bank, ordered by a court to withhold a debtor's money to satisfy a debt.
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The bank was named as garnishee in the lawsuit over the unpaid loan.
As garnishee, the employer was required to deduct part of the wages each month.
A note on using this word
Garnishee can also function as a verb meaning to legally attach a portion of someone's wages, as in "his wages were garnisheed."
Another way to use it
2. verb
To legally seize a portion of a person's wages or property to satisfy a debt.
The court ordered his wages to be garnisheed until the debt was repaid.
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