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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Garnishee \Gar'nish*ee"\, noun (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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Garnishee \Gar'nish*ee"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Garnisheed} (-[=e]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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
garnishee
verb: take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support; "His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt" [syn: {garnish}]
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