Also means
garnish (wages)
Usage Note
pfänden is a legal-financial term for seizing assets or garnishing wages by court order to settle a debt. A Gerichtsvollzieher (bailiff) can Konten pfänden (freeze accounts) at a creditor's request.
Examples
"Das Gericht hat sein Konto gepfändet."
Natural Translation
The court has seized his account.
Literal Translation
The court has his account seized.

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