garnishee
noun[C]
lawUSspecializeduk/ɡɑː.nɪˈʃiː/us/ɡɑːr.nɪˈʃiː/someone who has anamounttaken fromtheirwages(=moneypaidto anemployeeeveryweek)orbankaccountthrough alegalprocess, inordertopaybackmoneytheyowe:
被扣押债权的人,债权被扣者A garnishment is alegalactionthat isfiledagainst the garnishee.债权扣押程序是一种对涉事人提出的法律诉讼。
a garnisheeorder扣押债权判令
- Theplaintiffsrepliedbydenyingthe garnishees'claims.
- Thismotionrequestedthatwritsbeissuedto several garnishees.
- Garnishment does notinvolveactualseizureofpropertywhichremainsin thehandsof the garnishee.
Borrowing & lending
- amortizable
- amortization
- arrears
- bad debt
- bonded
- borrow
- borrowing
- credit rating
- hock
- holiday
- IOU
- overdraft
- overpayment
- pay downsomething
- pay off
- paysomeone/somethingback
- payday loan
- reschedule
- secure
- straight
garnishee
verb[T]
lawUSspecializeduk/ɡɑː.nɪˈʃiː/us/ɡɑːr.nɪˈʃiː/to take anamountfrom someone'swages(=moneypaidto anemployeeeveryweek)orbankaccountthrough alegalprocess, inordertopaybackmoneytheyowe:
扣发工资或扣押银行存款用以偿还债务的法律行动He had justreceivedthenewsthat hiswageswould be garnisheed topayataxdebt.他刚得到消息说自己的工资会被扣押以偿还欠下的税款。
Synonym
garnish
- Creditors maysuetoseizeor garnishee a debtor'sbankaccounts.
- Thegovernmentwilltellyou how much youpayinchildsupportand it canevengarnisheeyourwages.
- Thehospitalhas beencriticizedforitsdebtcollectiontactics, whichincludegarnisheeingwagesandfilinglawsuitsagainstpatients.
- Tennesseeallowsup to 25% of a person'spaycheckto be garnisheed.
Borrowing & lending
- amortizable
- amortization
- arrears
- bad debt
- bonded
- borrow
- borrowing
- credit rating
- hock
- holiday
- IOU
- overdraft
- overpayment
- pay downsomething
- pay off
- paysomeone/somethingback
- payday loan
- reschedule
- secure
- straight