distraint
English edit
Etymology edit
From distrain, on the model of such pairs as constrain, constraint and restrain, restraint.[1][2][3]
Noun edit
distraint (countable and uncountable, plural distraints)
- (law) The legal right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ “distraint”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- ^ “distraint”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- ^ “distraint”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.