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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Distraint \Dis*traint"\, n. [OF. destrainte distress, force.]
     (Law)
     The act or proceeding of seizing personal property by
     distress. --Abbott.
     [1913 Webster] ||

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Distraint \Dis*traint"\, n. [OF. destrainte distress, force.]
     (Law)
     The act or proceeding of seizing personal property by
     distress. --Abbott.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  distraint
       n : the seizure and holding of property as security for payment
           of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally
           distress was a landloard's remedy against a tenant for
           unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is
           given a landlord's lien" [syn: distress]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  distraint
     n.
     (lb en legal) The legal right of a landlord to seize the property of
  a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  distraint
     n.
     (lb en legal) The legal right of a landlord to seize the property of
  a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  distraint
     n.
     (lb en legal) The legal right of a landlord to seize the property of
  a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  distraint
     n.
     (lb en legal) The legal right of a landlord to seize the property of
  a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent.

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Distraint /dɪstɹˈeɪnt/
  الحجز

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  distraint /dɪstɹˈeɪnt/ 
  zabavení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  distraint /dɪstɹˈeɪnt/ 
  exekuce

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  distraint /dɪstɹˈeɪnt/
  Pfändung  [jur.]  [fin.]
           Note: Beschlagnahme von Gegenständen zur Absicherung von Forderungen
     Synonym: distress
  
   see: distress sale, distress warrant, distrain on sth.
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  distraint /dɪstɹˈeɪnt/ 
  pidätysoikeus
  right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  distraint /dɪstɹˈeɪnt/
  ovrha, ovršni, ovršnom, pljenidba, zapljena

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 扣押;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 扣押

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