Associations to the word «Garnishee»

Wiktionary

GARNISHEE, noun. (legal) the person whose money is garnished
GARNISHEE, verb. (transitive) (legal) the act of attaching the property sought to be secured.

Dictionary definition

GARNISHEE, noun. A wage earner who is served with a garnishment.
GARNISHEE, verb. Take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support; "His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.