Definition of Distraint. Meaning of Distraint. Synonyms of Distraint

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Definition of Distraint

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

Meaning of Distraint from wikipedia

- Distraint or distress is "the seizure of someone’s property in order to obtain payment of rent or other money owed", especially in common law countries...
- Chamber Court extended to breaches of the public peace, cases of arbitrary distraint or imprisonment, pleas which concerned the treasury, violations of the...
- Parliament, Charles resurrected an all-but-forgotten law called the "Distraint of Knighthood", in abeyance for over a century, which required any man...
- Studio Xbox Game Studios Oct 31, 2017 Oct 31, 2017 Oct 31, 2017  PA  X  K  Distraint: Deluxe Edition Horror Ratalaika Games Jesse Makkonen Sep 11, 2019 Sep...
- Kronofogden) is the government agency in Sweden responsible of debt collection, distraint, evictions, and enforcement of court orders. The authority also supervise...
- This act also forbade ship money without Parliament's consent, fines in distraint of knighthood, and forced loans. Monopolies were cut back sharply, the...
- loans and trade (l–107) innkeeping (108–111) fraud by couriers (112) distraint and pledge of persons for debt (113–119) safe custody or deposit (120–126)...
- maladaptive behaviors Mental distress (or psychological distress) Distress, or distraint, the act of seizing goods to compel payment Distress (novel), a novel...
- Legal action to recover for the wrongful taking of personal property Distraint – Seizure of property to obtain payments Foreclosure – Legal process where...
- property to satisfy a tax liability. The levy "includes the power of distraint and seizure by any means". The general rule is that no court permission...