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garnishee

/ˌɡɑːrnɪˈʃiː/
noun
  1. A person or organization that is ordered by a court to hold someone's money or property until a debt is paid.
    • The court named the credit union as garnishee in the debt collection case.
    • The employer acted as garnishee, deducting money from the worker's paycheck.
    • The bank became the garnishee and had to freeze the account.
verb
  1. To legally take money from someone's wages or bank account to pay a debt.
    • They threatened to garnishee her bank account if she didn't pay the fine.
    • The company was ordered to garnishee a portion of the employee's salary.
    • The court decided to garnishee his wages for unpaid loans.
Synonyms
attachseize
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