DISTRINGASES

Noun

distringases

plural of distringas

Source: Wiktionary


DISTRINGAS

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



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UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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