Definition of distraint Distraint
dis•traint
We found 4 definitions of distraint from 4 different sources.
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What does distraint mean?
WordNet
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| distraint - 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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Wiktionary 
- distraint (Noun)
The legal right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- distraint (n.)
The act or proceeding of seizing personal property by distress.
Part of speech
🔤- distraint, noun, singular of distraints.
