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

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche