distraint
Meaning
The legal right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent.
Synonyms
distrain
hold in custody
hostryinge
attachmen
Translations
embargo
pignoramento
Pfändung
saisie-arrêt
beslag
diversió
διασκέδαση ψυχαγωγίαEtymology
From distrain, on the model of such pairs as constrain, constraint and restrain, restraint.
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