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From distrain, on the model of such pairs as constrain, constraint and restrain, restraint.[1][2][3]

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distraint (countable and uncountable, plural distraints)

  1. (law) The legal right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent.

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