garnishee : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: garnishee	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for garnishee
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
garnishee n a wage earner who is served with a garnishment v take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support; "His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt" Synonym(s): garnishee, garnish
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Garnishee \Gar`nishee"\, n. (Law) One who is garnished; a person upon whom garnishment has been served in a suit by a creditor against a debtor, such person holding property belonging to the debtor, or owing him money. Note: The order by which warning is made is called a garnishee* order.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Garnishee \Gar`nish*ee"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garnisheed} (-[emac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Garnisheeing}.] (Law) (a) To make (a person) a garnishee; to warn by garnishment; to garnish. (b) To attach (the fund or property sought to be secured by garnishment); to trustee.