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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[OF.

destrainte

distress, force.]

(Law)

The act or proceeding of seizing personal property by distress.

Abbott.

distraint ‎(countable and uncountable, plural distraints)

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

right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant

Chinese:
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)}扣押財物 , ^{(please verify)}扣押财物 ‎(kòuyā cáiwù)
Finnish: pidätysoikeus
French: saisie-exécution (fr) f, saisie mobilière f, saisie-arrêt (fr) f