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garnishee definition

gar·nishee (gär′ni s̸hē′)

noun

Law the third party in a garnishment (sense )

Etymology: garnish + -ee

transitive verb garnisheed -·eed′, garnisheeing -·ee′·ing

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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