garnishee (verb)

a wage earner who is served with a garnishment

garnishee, garnish (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"

garnishee (Noun)

the person whose money is garnished

garnishee (Verb)

the act of attaching the property sought to be secured.

garnishee

Garnishment is a legal process for collecting a monetary judgment on behalf of a plaintiff from a defendant. Garnishment allows the plaintiff (the "garnishor") to take the money or property of the debtor from the person or institution that holds that property (the "garnishee"). A similar legal mechanism called execution allows the seizure of money or property held directly by the debtor. Some jurisdictions may allow for garnishment by a tax agency without the need to first obtain a judgment or other court order.