- dis|traint
- dis|traint «dihs TRAYNT», noun.Law. the act of distraining; distress.
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distraint — dis•traint [[t]dɪˈstreɪnt[/t]] n. law the act of distraining • Etymology: 1720–30; distrain+ t, modeled on constraint, restraint … From formal English to slang
Distraint — Dis*traint , n. [OF. destrainte distress, force.] (Law) The act or proceeding of seizing personal property by distress. Abbott. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
distraint — dis·traint /di strānt/ n: the act or action of distraining Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. distraint I … Law dictionary
