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单词 distraint
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distraint


dis·traint

D0295700 (dĭ-strānt′)n. Law The act or process of distraining; distress.
[From distrain (on the model of such pairs as constrain, constraint).]

distraint

(dɪˈstreɪnt) n (Law) law the act or process of distraining; distress

dis•traint

(dɪˈstreɪnt)

n. the act of distraining. [1720–30; distrain + -t, modeled on constraint, restraint]
Thesaurus
Noun1.distraint - the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien"distressseizure - the taking possession of something by legal process
Translations
Pfändungsaisie-arrêtpignoramento

distraint


distraint

the seizing of goods or other property of another to pay debts, such as that of a landlord against a tenant.

distraint


distraint

The legal right of a landlord to obtain a court order and seize tenants'possessions to pay for back rent.

distraint


  • noun

Synonyms for distraint

noun the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim

Synonyms

  • distress

Related Words

  • seizure
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