garnishee
1 of 2noun
gar·nish·ee ˌgär-nə-ˈshē 
: a person who is served with a legal process of garnishment
garnishee
2 of 2verb
garnisheed; garnisheeing
transitive verb
1
: to serve with a garnishment
2
: to take (something, such as a debtor's wages) by legal authority
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 6 July 2022 Fox News, 17 May 2018
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 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
Legal Definition
garnishee 1 of 2
noun
gar·nish·ee ˌgär-nə-ˈshē
: a third party holding garnished property or money of a debtor
garnishee
2 of 2transitive verb
garnisheed; garnisheeing
: garnish
garnishee
verb
as in to confiscate
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- confiscate
- attach
- sequester
- appropriate
- preempt
- usurp
- expropriate
- arrogate
- seize
- take over
- commandeer
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- surrender
- render
- forfeit
- yield
- deliver
- relinquish
- release
- give up
- hand over
- turn over
- cede