
die Pfändung
garnishment / seizure
A state-enforced measure in which a debtor’s property, money, or claims are legally seized to satisfy a creditor’s claims. It may affect, for example, physical property, a bank balance, or part of a person’s wages.
Der Gerichtsvollzieher führte die Pfändung des wertvollen Schmucks durch, weil der Schuldner seine Schulden nicht bezahlt hatte.
The bailiff seized the valuable jewelry because the debtor had failed to pay his debts.