as in to confiscate
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Recent Examples of garnishee
State law allows the Oregon Department of Revenue to garnishee the teen's bank accounts or paychecks.
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Fox News,
17 May 2018
Benton's Oregon Public Employees Retirement System benefits can't be garnisheed in this case because Higbee Benton, 54, was killed before the 2013 statue that allows the funds to be seized, Savage said.
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Everton Bailey Jr.,
OregonLive.com,
20 July 2017
Fox News,
17 May 2018
Benton's Oregon Public Employees Retirement System benefits can't be garnisheed in this case because Higbee Benton, 54, was killed before the 2013 statue that allows the funds to be seized, Savage said.
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Everton Bailey Jr.,
OregonLive.com,
20 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garnishee
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Abu Safiya also had his eyeglasses confiscated during his detainment and since been experiencing vision issues, according to Abbas.
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The prisoners were at one point given life jackets, but they were later confiscated after guards found them being used as pillows, the court document said.
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Vermax was in dire trouble until Baela Targaryen (Bethany Antonia) heroically steered her Moondancer and broke the rope attached to the anchor.
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Her client’s closet filled with new items, the tags still attached.
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“Garnishee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garnishee. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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