garnishment
noun [ C or U ] law US specialized uk/ˈɡɑː.nɪʃ.mənt/ us/ˈɡɑːr.nɪʃ.mənt/
扣发工资或扣押银行存款用以偿还债务的司法程序或是相关的法庭判令，债权扣押程序
the legal process of taking an amount from someone's wages (= money paid every week to an employee) or bank account in order to pay back money they owe, or a court order that allows someone to do this
Texas does not permit wage garnishment for most civil debts. 根据德克萨斯州法律，大多数民事债务不能通过工资扣押程序索偿。
She filed court papers appealing the garnishment. 她向法庭提交了执行债权扣押程序的申请书。
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- The state's motion to allow garnishment was denied and the state appealed.
- Some banks have implemented systems to protect Social Security funds from improper garnishment.
- Participating attorneys will defend New York's most vulnerable residents from wage garnishments, property seizures and foreclosures.
- A garnishment is filed in the county where the garnishee is located.