garnishee Sentence Examples
- The creditor filed a garnishment order to seize a portion of the debtor's wages from the garnishee, their employer.
- The garnishee was ordered to withhold a certain amount of the debtor's salary and remit it to the creditor.
- The debtor argued that the garnishment was excessive and would cause an undue financial hardship.
- The court held that the garnishee was not liable for the debtor's tax liability, as they were not the debtor's employer.
- The garnishee asserted that the funds held were not subject to garnishment because they were exempt property.
- The debtor's bank account was garnished by the creditor to satisfy an outstanding debt.
- The garnishee, a bank, was required to surrender any funds in the debtor's account to the creditor.
- The garnishment affected the garnishee's ability to meet their own financial obligations.
- The debtor's wages were garnished to cover unpaid child support payments.
- The garnishee sought legal advice before complying with the garnishment order to avoid potential liability.
garnishee Meaning
garnishee (n)
a wage earner who is served with a garnishment
garnishee (v)
take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support
garnishee (n.)
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.
garnishee (v. t.)
To make (a person) a garnishee; to warn by garnishment; to garnish.
To attach (the fund or property sought to be secured by garnishment); to trustee.
Synonyms & Antonyms of garnishee
FAQs About the word garnishee
a wage earner who is served with a garnishment, take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child supportOne who is garnished; a person upon whom garnish
confiscate, attach,sequester, expropriate, preempt, appropriate, usurp, arrogate,seize, take over
give up, release, release, yield, surrender, give up, surrender,render, deliver, relinquish
The creditor filed a garnishment order to seize a portion of the debtor's wages from the garnishee, their employer.
The garnishee was ordered to withhold a certain amount of the debtor's salary and remit it to the creditor.
The debtor argued that the garnishment was excessive and would cause an undue financial hardship.
The court held that the garnishee was not liable for the debtor's tax liability, as they were not the debtor's employer.
