verb
- present participle of garnishee; legally seizing money or property from a third party to satisfy a debt owed by a debtor
Usage: legal term
Examples
- The court is garnisheeing his wages to pay back child support.
- They are garnisheeing funds from his bank account.
- The creditor is garnisheeing a portion of her salary each month.
- After garnisheeing his assets, the debt was finally satisfied.
- The lawyer explained the process of garnisheeing the defendant’s property.