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Definition of Distraint
1. 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"
Definition of Distraint
1. n. The act or proceeding of seizing personal property by distress.
Definition of Distraint
1. [n -S]
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