garnishee

Plural: garnishees

Noun

• a wage earner who is served with a garnishment
• The person whose money is garnished.

Verb

• take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support
• To have (money) set aside by court order (particularly for the payment of alleged debts); to garnish.

Examples

• Her bank account was garnisheed to pay an outstanding tax debt.

Synonyms

garnish

Related Words

garnishor