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garnishee vs confiscate

confiscate vs garnishee

garnishee is a noun but confiscate is not a noun.

garnishee is not an adjective while confiscate is an adjective.

garnishee and confiscate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
garnishee Yes No Yes No
confiscate No Yes Yes No
As verbs, confiscate is a hypernym of garnishee; that is, confiscate is a word with a broader meaning than garnishee:
  • garnishee: take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support
  • confiscate: take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
Other hypernyms of garnishee include attach, impound, seize, sequester.
garnishee (noun) confiscate (noun)
a wage earner who is served with a garnishment
garnishee (adjective) confiscate (adjective)
surrendered as a penalty
garnishee (verb) confiscate (verb)
take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
Difference between garnishee and confiscate

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