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dis·traint (d

-str

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n. Law

The act or process of distraining; distress.

[From distrain (on the model of such pairs as constrain, constraint).]

distraint [dɪˈstreɪnt]

(Law) Law the act or process of distraining; distress

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Noun

distraint - 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"

distress

seizure - the taking possession of something by legal process

Translations

distraint [dɪsˈtreɪnt] N (Jur) → secuestro m, embargo m

distraint

n (Jur) → Beschlagnahmung f, → Beschlagnahme f; distraint order → Beschlagnahmungsverfügung f

distraint [dɪsˈtreɪnt] n (Law) → pignoramento

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distraint (redirected from Distress (law))

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