WordCmp.com

garnishee vs seize

seize vs garnishee

garnishee is a noun but seize is not a noun.

garnishee and seize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
garnishee Yes No Yes No
seize No No Yes No
As verbs, seize is a hypernym of garnishee; that is, seize is a word with a broader meaning than garnishee:
  • garnishee: take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support
  • seize: take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
Other hypernyms of garnishee include attach, confiscate, impound, sequester.
garnishee (noun) seize (noun)
a wage earner who is served with a garnishment
garnishee (verb) seize (verb)
take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support capture the attention or imagination of
affect
take into your hands deliberately
take or capture by force
hook by a pull on the line
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
Difference between garnishee and seize

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.