distraint - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'distraint' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Distraint

[ n.]

- The act or proceeding of seizing personal property by distress.

1 . distraint

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim

Example in sentence:

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

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