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gar⋅nish⋅ee

  [gahr-ni-shee] verb, -nish⋅eed, -nish⋅ee⋅ing, noun Law.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to attach (money or property) by garnishment.
2. to serve (a person) with a garnishment.
–noun
3. a person served with a garnishment.
Origin:
1620–30; garnish + -ee
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gar·nish·ee   (gär'nĭ-shē')   
n.  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.
tr.v.   gar·nish·eed, gar·nish·ee·ing, gar·nish·ees

  1. To seize by garnishment: garnishee a debtor's wages.

  2. To serve with a garnishment: garnishee an employer.

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Main Entry: gar·nish·ee
Pronunciation: "gär-n&-'shE
Function: noun
: a third party holding garnished property or money of a debtor

Main Entry: garnishee
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -eed; -ee·ing
: GARNISH
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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