garnishee

American  

[gahr-ni-shee] / ˌgɑr nɪˈʃi /

verb (used with object)

garnisheed, garnisheeing

1. to attach (money or property) by garnishment.

2. to serve (a person) with a garnishment.

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noun

1. a person served with a garnishment.

garnishee British  

/ ˌɡɑːnɪˈʃiː /

noun

1. a person upon whom a garnishment has been served

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verb

1. to attach (a debt or other property) by garnishment

2. to serve (a person) with a garnishment

Etymology

Origin of garnishee

First recorded in 1620–30; garnish + -ee

Example Sentences

The agency can't put people in jail or garnishee wages to get the money.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2014

The burly engineer hunted down the two departments--accounting and human resources--that were about to garnishee his wages to pay overdue taxes to the Internal Revenue Service.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sheriff�His duty is in the garnishee department, in going out and taking care of the numerous and large amount of garnishees that we have in our office for the purpose of collection.

From Time Magazine Archive

Today, a creditor generally cannot imprison his debtor, nor can he garnishee his salary without a court order.

From Time Magazine Archive

I got on his trail to-day, and I want to garnishee his wages.

From Ralph in the Switch Tower by Chapman, Allen