distringas (plural distringases)
(legal) A writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*trin"gas, n. Etym: [L., that you distrain, fr. distringere. See Distrain.] (Law)
Definition: A writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 January 2025
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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