Webster's 1828 Dictionary
GARNISHEE
n.In law, one in whose hands the property of an absconding or absent debtor is attached, who is warned or notified of the demand or suit, and who may appear and defend in the suit, in the place of the principal.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GARNISHEE
GARNISHEE Gar `nish *ee ", n. (Law )
Defn: One who is garnished; a person upon whom garnishment has been served in a suit by a creditor against a debtor, such person holding property belonging to the debtor, or owing him money.
Note: The order by which warning is made is called a garnishee order.
GARNISHEE
Gar `nish *ee ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garnisheed (-ed ); 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 trustee.
New American Oxford Dictionary
garnishee
gar nish ee |ˌgärniˈSHē ˌɡɑrnɪˈʃi |Law ▶noun a third party who is served notice by a court to surrender money in settlement of a debt or claim: [ as modifier ] : a garnishee order. ▶verb ( garnishees, garnisheeing, garnisheed ) another term for garnish ( sense 2 of the verb ).
Oxford Dictionary
garnishee
garnishee |ˌgɑːnɪˈʃiː |Law ▶noun a third party who is instructed by way of legal notice to surrender money to settle a debt or claim. ▶verb ( garnishees, garnisheeing, garnisheed ) another term for garnish ( sense 2 of the verb ).
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