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1. (n.) distraint
the act of distraining.
Etymology: (1720–30; distrain+-t, modeled on constraint , restraint)
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1. (noun) distress, 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"
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1. (noun) distraint
the act or proceeding of seizing personal property by distress
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