
Meaning of GARNISHEE
| Pronunciation: | | `gârni'shee
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[v] take a debtor's wages, such as for child support |
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GARNISHEE is a 9 letter word that starts with G. |
| | See Also: | | attach, confiscate, impound, seize, sequester | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
Note: The order by which warning is made is called a
garnishee order.
\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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