garnishee
- A person or organization that has been ordered by a court to withhold money they owe to a debtor
- The company, acting as the garnishee, was ordered to withhold a portion of the employee's wages to repay his debt.
- The bank served as a garnishee by holding back some of the customer's account balance to cover his unpaid loan.
- Due to the garnishment order, the tenant's landlord became a garnishee, withholding part of their security deposit.
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