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单词 garnishee
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garnishee

[ gahr-ni-shee ]
/ ˌgɑr nɪˈʃi /
Law.

verb (used with object), gar·nish·eed, gar·nish·ee·ing.

to attach (money or property) by garnishment.
to serve (a person) with a garnishment.

noun

a person served with a garnishment.

Origin of garnishee

First recorded in 1620–30; garnish + -ee

Words nearby garnishee

garnet paper, garnett, garni, garnierite, garnish, garnishee, garnishment, garniture, Garonne, garote, garotte
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Example sentences from the Web for garnishee

  • Payment by the garnishee or execution against him is a complete discharge as against the judgment debtor.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8|Various

  • A question of private ownership not worth a garnishee might set a whole nation afire!

    Gideon's Band|George W. Cable

British Dictionary definitions for garnishee

garnishee
/ (ˌɡɑːnɪˈʃiː) law /

noun

a person upon whom a garnishment has been served

verb -nishees, -nisheeing or -nisheed (tr)

to attach (a debt or other property) by garnishment
to serve (a person) with a garnishment
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