"garnishee" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: garnishees [plural]
Etymology: From garnish + -ee. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|garnish|ee}} garnish + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} garnishee (plural garnishees)
  1. (law) The person whose money is garnished. Derived forms: garnisheement Related terms: garnishor
    Sense id: en-garnishee-en-noun-m8H6b1pa Categories (other): Law, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ee: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Topics: law

Verb [English]

Forms: garnishees [present, singular, third-person], garnisheeing [participle, present], garnisheed [participle, past], garnisheed [past]
Etymology: From garnish + -ee. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|garnish|ee}} garnish + -ee Head templates: {{en-verb}} garnishee (third-person singular simple present garnishees, present participle garnisheeing, simple past and past participle garnisheed)
  1. (transitive, law) To have (money) set aside by court order (particularly for the payment of alleged debts); to garnish. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-garnishee-en-verb-iEawfHgk Categories (other): Law Topics: law

Inflected forms

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