The office was given a$48 million budget, the right to garnishee bank accounts, seize lottery winnings, suspend driver's licences, use private collection agencies for the worst cases and take defaulting parents to court. 该机构每年的预算开支为4800万,并有权扣押银行存款,冻结彩票奖金,吊销驾驶执照,让私人讨债公司来处理棘手案例,以及将拖欠赡养费的父母告上法庭。
garnishee
[ noun ]
a wage earner who is served with a garnishment
<noun.person> [ verb ]
take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support
Garnishee \Gar`nish*ee"\, n. (Law) One who is garnished; a person upon whom garnishment has been served in a suit by a creditor against a debtor, such person holding property belonging to the debtor, or owing him money.
Note: The order by which warning is made is called a garnishee order.
Garnishee \Gar`nish*ee"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garnisheed} (-[=e]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Garnisheeing}.] (Law) (a) To make (a person) a garnishee; to warn by garnishment; to garnish. (b) To attach (the fund or property sought to be secured by garnishment); to trustee.
She also said she is concerned about the method that would be used to garnishee Social Security checks.
Under new rules, the government can pursue defaulters nationwide without transferring cases to another judicial district; can freeze real estate and other assets until a case is completed; and can more easily garnishee wages.