garnishee (redirected from garnisheeing)

gar·nish·ee  (gärn-sh)

n.

A third party who has been notified that money or property in his or her hands but belonging to a defendant has been seized by legal writ.

tr.v. gar·nish·eed, gar·nish·ee·ing, gar·nish·ees

1. To seize by garnishment: garnishee a debtor's wages.

2. To serve with a garnishment: garnishee an employer.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	garnishee - a wage earner who is served with a garnishment earner, wage earner - someone who earn wages in return for their labor
Verb	1.	garnishee - take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support; "His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt" garnish confiscate, impound, sequester, seize, attach - take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"