distraint

Noun

Meaning

The act or proceeding of seizing personal property by distress.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

distress capture entry execution arrest ban damages annexation attachment exclusion seizure detention embargo abduction alienation
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Antonyms

hand release guide advantage freedom independence
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Hypernyms

seizure

Related terms

distrain distrainable

Examples

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 Source: Internet

An unwarranted seizure for debt was fined, as was the distraint of a working ox. Source: Internet

In the following months, ship money, fines in distraint of knighthood and excise without parliamentary consent were declared unlawful, and the Courts of Star Chamber and High Commission were abolished. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

distraining distrainment distrainor distrait distraite distraught