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distraint
noun
the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- D
- Ends with
- T
- Contains
- ISTRAIN
- Scrabble score
- 10
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
noun
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”
In context
Example Sentences
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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