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Garnishee

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002277

A third party who holds money or property belonging to a debtor and is subject to a court order to turn over those assets to a creditor. Common garnishees include employers (for wage garnishment) and banks (for bank account garnishment). The garnishee has a legal obligation to comply with the garnishment order.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002277
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002277",
  "term": "Garnishee",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A third party who holds money or property belonging to a debtor and is subject to a court order to turn over those assets to a creditor. Common garnishees include employers (for wage garnishment) and banks (for bank account garnishment). The garnishee has a legal obligation to comply with the garnishment order.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/garnishee/"
}

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