garnishee

garnishee (gahr-ni-shee), n. A person or institution (such as a bank) that is indebted to or is bailee for another whose property has been subjected to garnishment.

— Also termed garnishee-defendant (as opposed to the “principal defendant,” i.e., the primary debtor). [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 601; Garnishment 13–24.]

garnishee (gahr-ni-shee), vb. See GARNISH.

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