Legal Definition and Related Resources of Garnishee
Meaning of Garnishee
One against whom a garnishment order has been made; a person who owes money to a judgment debtor and who has been ordered to pay all or part of it into court to satisfy the judgment debt . Such person, once the process is served on him. cannot lawfully pay the debt he owes the defendant to the latter but has to obey the order of court. See garnishment.
Garnishee Alternative Definition
In practice. A person who has money or property in his possession belonging to a defendant, which money or property has been attached in his hands, and who has had notice of such attachment. He is so called because he has had warning or notice of the attachment. Sometimes incorrectly used as a verb in place of “garnish.”
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English Legal System: Garnishee
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Garnishee :
A person who has been warned by a court to pay a debt to a third party rather than to his creditor.
See garnishee proceedings.
Concept of Garnishee in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Garnishee: The person against whom a garnishment is issued. The party holding funds of the debtor and not the debtor.
Concept of Garnishee in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Garnishee: The person against whom a garnishment is issued. The party holding funds of the debtor and not the debtor.
Grammar
This term is a noun.
Etimology of Garnishee
(You may find garnishee at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms).
one who owes debts and has been warned legally to not pay money or transfer property which has been awarded to his creditor, 1620s, from garnish (verb) in the legal sense + -ee.
Garnishee
What is Garnishee?
A definition of garnishee is: One garnished; a person against whom process of garnishment is issued; one who has money or property in his possession belonging to a defendant, or who owes the defendant a debt, which money, property, or debt is attached. More details on the Encyclopedia. A person who owes a debt to a judgment debtor, or a person other than the judgment debtor who has property in his possession or custody in which a judgment debtor has an interest.[1]
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- “Garnishee” in the White America Dictionary (New York, Los Angeles, London, New Delhy, Hong Kong, 1989)
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