distraint

/dəˈstreɪnt/
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Other forms: distraints

Definitions of distraint
  1. noun
    the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
    synonyms: distress
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    type of:
    seizure
    the taking possession of something by legal process
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