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garnishee
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Garnishee \Gar`nish*ee"\, n. (Law)
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.
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Note: The order by which warning is made is called a
garnishee order.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Garnishee \Gar`nish*ee"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garnisheed (-[=e]d); 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. [1913 Webster]
