garnishee — See garnish, garnishee … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
garnish — See garnish, garnishee … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
garnishee — gar·nish·ee 1 /ˌgär nə shē/ n: a third party holding garnished property or money of a debtor garnishee 2 vt eed, ee·ing: garnish Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
garnish — gar·nish / gär nish/ vt [Anglo French garniss , stem of garnir to garnish, give legal summons, warn, from Old French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German warnōn to take heed] 1: to subject (property or money) to garnishment 2: to seek… … Law dictionary
garnish — A legal process whereby a debt owed by a third person (garnishee) to a judgment debtor, or property of a judgment debtor held by that third person garnishee, is attached by a creditor toward satisfaction of the obligation or debt owed by the… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
Garnish — Gar nish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garnished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Garnishing}.] [OE. garnischen, garnissen, OF. garnir to provide, strengthen, prepare, garnish, warn, F. garnir to provide, furnish, garnish, of German origin; cf. OHG. warn[=o]n to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
garnishee — 1620s, from GARNISH (Cf. garnish) (v.) + EE (Cf. ee) … Etymology dictionary
garnishee — [gär΄ni shē′] n. [ GARNISH + EE1] Law the third party in a GARNISHMENT (sense 2) vt. garnisheed, garnisheeing GARNISH (vt. 3): now rare in U.S. legal usage … English World dictionary
Garnishee — Gar nish*ee , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garnisheed} ( [=e]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Garnisheeing}.] (Law) (a) To make (a person) a garnishee; to warn by garnishment; to garnish. (b) To attach (the fund or property sought to be secured by garnishment); to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
garnishee Law — [ˌgα:nɪ ʃi:] noun a third party who is garnished. verb (garnishees, garnisheeing, garnisheed) another term for garnish (in sense 2) … English new terms dictionary
