noun
garnishee
Legal term for a third-party debtor whose obligation to the original debtor is subject to garnishment by a creditor. Used in civil execution contexts.
裁判所は第三債務者に対して債権差押命令を発した。
The court issued a garnishment order against the garnishee.
Standard kanji spelling using the full numeral 三.
Variant with Arabic numeral 3; common in legal documents.
Compound of 第三 (third) + 債務者 (debtor), a direct translation of the legal concept 'garnishee'.