garnishee

English

Etymology

From garnish +‎ -ee.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɑɹnɪˈʃiː/

Noun

garnishee (plural garnishees)

  1. (law) The person whose money is garnished.

Derived terms

Verb

garnishee (third-person singular simple present garnishees, present participle garnisheeing, simple past and past participle garnisheed)

  1. (transitive, law) To have (money) set aside by court order (particularly for the payment of alleged debts); to garnish.
    Her bank account was garnisheed to pay an outstanding tax debt.
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