Garnishment

In Old Practice. A warning to any one for his appearance, in a cause in which he is not a party, for the information of the court and explaining a cause. For example, in the practice of Pennsylvania, when an attachment issues against a debtor, in order to secure to the plaintiff a claim due by a third person to such debtor, notice is given to such third person, which notice is a garnishment, and he is called the "garnishee." In Modern Practice. A writ or process by which money owing to a defendant is attached in the hands of the creditor, and the creditor is required to appear at a designated time, and disclose the nature and extent of the indebtedness. In some sta,tes this process is called "trustee process," in Connecticut "factorizing process," and in New York the term