garnishee
Произношение: [ˌɡɑrnɪˈʃi]
Слово
Контекст: «law»
(noun) a person or organization that is ordered by a court to pay a debt that someone else owes. If someone owes money and the court says that part of their wages should go to the person they owe, the company that pays them is the garnishee.
Пример
The employer acted as the garnishee by deducting money from the worker's paycheck to pay the debt.
Пример
The garnishee refused to pay any money to the creditor because there was no court order.
Пример
Who is the garnishee in this legal case?
Контекст: «law»
(verb) to take money from someone's wages to pay off a debt that they owe. This happens when a court orders that a part of someone's paycheck goes directly to pay a creditor.
Пример
The court decided to garnishee a portion of his salary to help repay the loan.
Пример
They did not garnishee her wages because there was no official judgment against her.
Пример
Will they garnishee his income if he doesn't pay the debt?
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