garnishee noun & verb. [gɑ:nɪ'ʃi:] E17.
[from GARNISH verb II + -EE¹.]
Law.
A. noun.
1. A third party required to surrender money belonging to a debtor or defendant in compliance with a court order obtained by the creditor or plaintiff. E17.

2. The legal process of recovering a debt by serving a garnishee order; an instance of this. E20.

Comb.:
garnishee order, garnishee proceedings: requiring a garnishee to surrender money that he or she holds on behalf of or owes to a debtor.
b. verb trans. Pa. t. & pple -sheed. Recover a debt from (a person, his or her wages, etc.) by garnishee proceedings. L19.

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