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Definition of Distrains
1. distrain [v] - See also: distrain
Lexicographical Neighbors of Distrains
Literary usage of Distrains
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Law of Mortgages by John Joseph Powell, Thomas Coventry (1826)
"But Mr. Cooke observes, that it rather seems no such order could be obtained,
because unless the landlord actually distrains, he has himself no lien on the ..."
2. An Analytical Digested Index to the Common Law Reports: From the Time of by Thomas Coventry, Samuel Hughes (1832)
"... person who distrains corn with which the •hip is freighted, whereby he loses
his voyage ; or he may have trespass, and declare on his possession. ..."
3. A Dictionary of American and English Law: With Definitions of the Technical by Stewart Rapalje, Robert Linn Lawrence (1888)
"If, pend- nig an action of replevin for a distress, the defendant distrains again
for the same rent or service, the owner of the goods is not driven to ..."
4. A Digest of the Laws of England by Anthony Hammond, John Comyns (1825)
"But goods cannot be rescued before they are in the possession of him who distrains:
for if he is prevented from making the distress, an action on the case ..."
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