DISTRAINT

distress, distraint

(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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

distraint (countable and uncountable, plural distraints)

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

Source: Wiktionary

Dis*traint", n. Etym: [OF. destrainte distress, force.] (Law)

Definition: The act or proceeding of seizing personal property by distress. Abbott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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