单词 | distrainment |
释义 | distrainmentn. The action or fact of distraining; distraint. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > legal seizure or recovery of property > [noun] > seizing lands or goods > attachment of person or property for debt > seizure of goods naamlOE distressc1290 distrainingc1380 stress1443 attachmenta1450 poinding1462 distraina1500 strain1526 distressing1599 excussion1622 multiplepoinding1642 namation1706 distraint1730 distrainment1756 1756 T. Amory Life John Buncle I. 47 As I was ever liable to distrainment, I took my leave. 1882 W. B. Weeden Social Law Labor 151 Many families have been ruined by this distrainment. 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Apr. 4/1 The only means of enforcing rent is by ejectment, as seizures and distrainments cannot be carried out in the district. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < |
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