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   Dis·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"

   Word Origin mid 18th century: from distrain, on the pattern of constraint.

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   The meaning of DISTRAIN is to force or compel to satisfy an obligation by means of a distress.

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   What does distrained mean?

   • Define distrained. distrained synonyms, distrained pronunciation, distrained translation, English dictionary definition of distrained. v. dis·trained , dis·train·ing , dis·trains Law v. tr. 1. To seize and hold to compel payment or reparation, as of debts.

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   What is a distraint?

   • Distraint: The seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim. "The IRS's primary task is to collect taxes under a voluntary compliance system-- Jerome Kurtz, IRS Commissioner, "Our tax system is based on individual self-assessmentand voluntary compliance."

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   Where does the word distrain come from?

   • From Middle English distreynen, from Old French destraindre, from Latin distringō (“to pull asunder”), from dis- (“apart”) + stringō (“to draw tight, strain”) . distrain (third-person singular simple present distrains, present participle distraining, simple past and past participle distrained)

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   What does distreinen mean?

   • [Middle English distreinen, from Old French destreindre, destreign-, from Medieval Latin distringere, distrinct-, from Latin, to hinder : dis-, apart; see dis- + stringere, to draw tight; see streig- in Indo-European roots .] dis·train′ment n. dis·trai′nor, dis·train′er n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   verb (used with object) to constrain by seizing and holding goods, etc., in pledge for rent, damages, etc., or in order to obtain satisfaction of a claim. to levy a distress upon.

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   DISTRAIN definition: to take and sell property from someone who owes you money in order to pay back their debt: . Learn more.

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   1. To seize and hold (property) to compel payment or reparation, as of debts. 2. To seize the property of (a person) in order to compel payment of debts; distress. v.intr. To levy a distress.

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   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. (Definition of distrain from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of distrain. distrain.

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   distrain. Law to seize (personal property) by way of distress.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   Definitions of distrain. verb. levy a distress on. see more. verb. confiscate by distress. see more. verb. legally take something in place of a debt payment.