About The Word Distraint
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Distraint
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What's The Definition Of Distraint?
[n] the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally distress was a landloard's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Distraint: distress Related Terms | Find terms related to Distraint: See Also | seizure Distraint In Webster's Dictionary \Dis*traint"\, n. [OF. destrainte distress, force.]
(Law)
The act or proceeding of seizing personal property by
distress. --Abbott.
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