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Cirque du So-What Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-02-10 10:41 AM
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7. Actually...
A garnishment is a means of collecting a monetary judgment against a defendant by ordering a third party (the garnishee) to pay money, otherwise owed to the defendant, directly to the plaintiff.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garnishment

The weight of evidence comes down on the side of calling the act 'garnish' and the person whose wages are tapped the 'garnishee.' I consider it improper form to refer to someone's wages getting 'garnisheed.'
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