1. a person or entity that owes money to a debtor and is legally required to pay that money directly to the debtor’s creditor
Usage: legal

1. to legally require a third party to pay money they owe to a debtor directly to the debtor’s creditor instead
Usage: legal

Examples

• The bank became a garnishee when the court ordered it to pay the debtor’s account balance to his creditor.
• The employer was served as a garnishee to withhold wages from the employee’s paycheck.
• The court will garnishee the defendant’s bank account to satisfy the judgment.
• They decided to garnishee his salary until the debt was fully paid.
• The garnishee must comply with the court order within the specified time frame.
• As a garnishee, the company had to redirect the contractor’s payment to the creditor.