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- DictionaryDis·traint/dəˈstrānt/
noun
- 1. the seizure of someone's property in order to obtain payment of money owed, especially rent: "many faced heavy fines and the distraint of goods"
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The meaning of DISTRAIN is to force or compel to satisfy an obligation by means of a distress.
verb [ T ] LAW uk / dɪˈstreɪn / us. Add to word list. to take and sell property from someone who owes you money in order to pay back their debt: Under the law, landlords have a legal right to distrain goods from a defaulting tenant in lieu of rent arrears.
verb [ T ] LAW uk / dɪˈstreɪn / us. Add to word list. to take and sell property from someone who owes you money in order to pay back their debt: Under the law, landlords have a legal right to distrain goods from a defaulting tenant in lieu of rent arrears.
Distrain definition: to constrain by seizing and holding goods, etc., in pledge for rent, damages, etc., or in order to obtain satisfaction of a claim.. See examples of DISTRAIN used in a sentence.
5 days ago · distrain in American English. (dɪˈstrein) Law. transitive verb. 1. to constrain by seizing and holding goods, etc., in pledge for rent, damages, etc., or in order to obtain satisfaction of a claim. 2. to levy a distress upon. intransitive verb.
6 days ago · distrain in American English. (dɪˈstrein) Law. transitive verb. 1. to constrain by seizing and holding goods, etc., in pledge for rent, damages, etc., or in order to obtain satisfaction of a claim. 2. to levy a distress upon. intransitive verb.
Define distrain. distrain synonyms, distrain pronunciation, distrain translation, English dictionary definition of distrain. v. dis·trained , dis·train·ing , dis·trains Law v. tr. 1. To seize and hold to compel payment or reparation, as of debts. 2. To seize the property of in...
