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1641 Rastell's Termes de la Ley (new ed.) f. 125 Distresse..is divided first into finite and infinite, finite is that which is limited by Law, how often it shall bee made to bring the party to tryall of the action, as once or twice. Distresse infinite is without limitation untill the party comes, as against a Jurie that refuseth to appeare upon certificate of assise.

1670 T. Blount Νομο-λεξικον: Law-dict. Distress Personal is made by distreining a Mans movable Goods..Distress Real is made upon immovable Goods..A Grand Distress is that which is made of all the Goods and Chattels that the party hath within the County.

1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 231 A distress..that has no bounds with regard to it's quantity, and may be repeated from time to time, until the stubbornness of the party is conquered, is called a distress infinite.

1861 G. Ross W. Bell's Dict. Law Scotl. (rev. ed.) at Double Distress Where arrestments have been used by two or more creditors, in order to attach the funds of their debtor in the hands of a third party, such arrestments constitute what is called double distress.