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Garnishee

//ɡɑɹnɪˈʃiː// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The person whose money is garnished.
  2. 2
    a wage earner who is served with a garnishment wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To have (money) set aside by court order (particularly for the payment of alleged debts); to garnish. transitive

    "Her bank account was garnisheed to pay an outstanding tax debt."

  2. 2
    take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From garnish + -ee.

Etymology 2

From garnish + -ee.

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