garnishee

Etymology

garnish + -ee

noun

  1. (law) The person whose money is garnished.

verb

  1. (transitive, law) To have (money) set aside by court order (particularly for the payment of alleged debts); to garnish.
    Her bank account was garnisheed to pay an outstanding tax debt.

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