noun
- plural of garnishee; third parties who hold money or property belonging to a debtor and are legally required to turn it over to satisfy a debt
Usage: legal
verb
- third-person singular present of garnishee; legally requires a third party to turn over money or property belonging to a debtor
Usage: legal
Examples
- The court ordered that the employer garnishees the defendant’s wages.
- Banks often serve as garnishees when debtors have accounts there.
- The lawyer garnishees the debtor’s bank account to collect unpaid judgments.
- Several garnishees were named in the lawsuit to recover the owed money.
- The creditor garnishees any third party holding the debtor’s assets.
- Employers acting as garnishees must comply with wage garnishment orders.