1A legal seizure or attachment of a debtor's property (bank account, wages, goods, real estate) by a creditor or authority; also the item(s) seized.
滞納が続いたため、銀行口座が差し押さえられた。
Because the arrears continued, his bank account was seized.
税務署は未納税を回収するために、給与の差し押さえを行った。
The tax office carried out wage garnishment to collect unpaid taxes.
家屋の差し押さえ通知が届き、住民は対策を考え始めた。
A notice of house foreclosure arrived, and the residents began considering measures.