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distress distraint distrain Distress for Rent distringas

The seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim WordNet 3.0

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The seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Distraint or distress is "the seizure of someone’s property in order to obtain payment of rent or other money owed", especially in common law countries. Wikipedia

Seizure of property to obtain payments Wikidata

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

Right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant. Wiktionary (translation)

A seizing of property without legal process to force payment of a debt. Wiktionary

(law) a seizing of property without legal process to force payment of a debt. Wiktionary (translation)

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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

Paulys Realenzyklopädie der klassischen Altertumswissenschaft

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet