Distraint used in a sentence, 1 examples

Distraint in a sentence as a noun

British: a sheriff's officer who executes writs and processes and carries out distraints and arrests.

Distraint definitions

noun

the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "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 lien"

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Distraint used in a sentence

Distraint in a sentence as a noun

Distraint definitions