garnishee

1 of 2

noun

gar·​nish·​ee ˌgär-nə-ˈshē How to pronounce garnishee (audio)
: a person who is served with a legal process of garnishment

garnishee

2 of 2

verb

garnisheed; garnisheeing

transitive verb

1
: to serve with a garnishment
2
: to take (something, such as a debtor's wages) by legal authority

Examples of garnishee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The county's human resources and labor relations, attention retirement services, is listed as a garnishee. Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 6 July 2022
Verb
State law allows the Oregon Department of Revenue to garnishee the teen's bank accounts or paychecks. Fox News, 17 May 2018

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

garnish entry 1 (in sense "to give legal notice concerning the attachment of property to satisfy a third-party debt") + -ee entry 1

Verb

derivative of garnishee entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1627, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of garnishee was in 1627

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“Garnishee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garnishee. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Legal Definition

garnishee

1 of 2 noun
gar·​nish·​ee ˌgär-nə-ˈshē How to pronounce garnishee (audio)
: a third party holding garnished property or money of a debtor

garnishee

2 of 2 transitive verb
garnisheed; garnisheeing

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