Definition of Distraint

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"
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300 unscramble word found using the letters distraint.
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