garnishee

1 of 2

noun

gar·​nish·​ee ˌgär-nə-ˈshē 

: a person who is served with a legal process of garnishment

garnishee

2 of 2

verb

garnisheed; garnisheeing

transitive verb

1

: to serve with a garnishment

2

: to take (something, such as a debtor's wages) by legal authority

Examples of garnishee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The county's human resources and labor relations, attention retirement services, is listed as a garnishee. —Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 6 July 2022

Verb

State law allows the Oregon Department of Revenue to garnishee the teen's bank accounts or paychecks. —Fox News, 17 May 2018

Word History

Etymology

Noun

garnish entry 1 (in sense "to give legal notice concerning the attachment of property to satisfy a third-party debt") + -ee entry 1

Verb

derivative of garnishee entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1627, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

garnishee

1 of 2 noun

gar·​nish·​ee ˌgär-nə-ˈshē 

: a third party holding garnished property or money of a debtor

garnishee

2 of 2 transitive verb

garnisheed; garnisheeing

: garnish