garnishee

(gär′ni s̸hē′)

noun

Law the third party in a garnishment (sense )

Origin: garnish + -ee

garnish (): now rare in U.S. legal usage

See garnishee in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A third party who has been notified that money or property in his or her hands but belonging to a defendant has been seized by legal writ.

transitive verb gar·nish·eed, gar·nish·ee·ing, gar·nish·ees

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