以上這些單詞均有扣押財產(chǎn)的含義。其中，detention多指非法扣押他人財產(chǎn)，與detainer同義，常為一種違法（wrongful) 行為[1]。attachment是指得到法院的命令且由法庭官員予以執(zhí)行的對債務(wù)人財產(chǎn)的扣押，如防止被告轉(zhuǎn)移財產(chǎn)或迫使其到庭解決債務(wù)糾紛等[2]。garnishment 是指對第三人保管的債務(wù)財產(chǎn)之扣押，包括對債務(wù)人的工資的扣押，目的是用其償還債務(wù)[3]。 capture為“捕獲”，多用于國際法中，指交戰(zhàn)國扣押敵國或載有應(yīng)予沒收貨物的中立國船舶的權(quán)利，以及交戰(zhàn)國對陸地上非私人財產(chǎn)（即戰(zhàn)利品）的扣押；在民法中，其指捕獲不屬于他人的魚類、飛禽和野獸從而獲得該財產(chǎn)的一種方式 [4]。levy是指執(zhí)行判決扣押債務(wù)人之動產(chǎn)或不動產(chǎn)，同時拍賣以償還債務(wù) (也稱為levy of execution) [5]。seizure則是指因違法或執(zhí)行判決等扣押財產(chǎn)的行為[6]；其與capture的區(qū)別在于capture是由軍隊實施的，而seizure則是由文職政權(quán)實施的[7]。distress是指扣押債務(wù)人之動產(chǎn)（goods)以還債，尤指地主（房東）扣押財產(chǎn)以 求佃戶（房客）償還租金[8]。
[1] "Wrongfully holding goods which belong to someone else. ”Cf. P. H. Collin，
Dictionary of Law, at p. 168, Peter Collin Publishing (1993).
[2]“The seizing or freezing of property by court order in order to subject the property to the jurisdiction of the court, either so that a dispute as to ownership of it can be resolved or so that it will be available to satisfy a judgment against the owner. ”Cf. James E. Clapp, Random House Webster's Dictionary of the Law，at p. 41，Random House (2000).
[3] "A remedial device used by a creditor to have property of the debtor or money owed to the debtor that is in the possession of a third party attached to pay the debt to the creditor. ”Cf. Linda Picard Wood, J. D. , Merriam Webster's Dictionary of Law，at p. 137 , Merriam-Webster, Incorporated (1996).
[4]“In international law，the taking or wresting of property from one of two belligerents by the other. Also a taking of property by a belligerent from an offending neutral. ” Cf. T^e Publisher’s Editorial Staff, Black's Law Dictionary, abridged 6th edition, at p. 145，West Publishing Co. (1991).
[5]“ Seizure of property in accordance with legal authority；esp. attachment or seizure of property of a judgment debtor in order to satisfy a judgment. w Cf. C. R. B. Dunlop, Creditor-Debtor Law in Canada, at p. 424, Toronto, Carswell (1981).
[6] "A species of execution in which a sheriff executes a writ of fi. fa. by taken possession of the chattels of the debtor. " Cf. Daphne A. Dukelow, The Dictionary of Canadian Law, at p. 971, Thomson Professional Publishing Canada (1991).
[7] "Capture, in technical language, is a taking by military power；a seizure is a taking by civil authority. ”Cf. The Publisher's Editorial Staff, Black's Law Dictionary, abridged 6th edition，at p. 145 , West Publishing Co. (1991).
[8]“The seizure of another’s property to secure the performance of a duty, such as the payment of overdue rent. ” Cf. Bryan A. Gamer, Black’s Law Dictionary, 7th edition, at p. 487，West Group (1999).