Found 2 items, similar to distraint.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: distraint 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Distraint Distraint \Dis*traint"\, n. [OF. destrainte distress, force.] (Law) The act or proceeding of seizing personal property by distress. --Abbott. [1913 Webster] ||