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。