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Synonyms for distraint in English

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distraint:
- distress; distraint

English

Detailed Synonyms for distraint in English

distraint:

distraint [the ~] noun

the distraint

– the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim ¹
the distress; the distraint
– the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim ¹
- distress [the ~] noun
  - 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 lien¹
- distraint [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "distraint":

distress; seizure

Related Definitions for "distraint":

the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim¹

Related Synonyms for distraint

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