distraining
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Noun
distraining noun
- The act or process by which something is distrained.
Verb
distraining verb
- To squeeze, press, embrace; to constrain, oppress.
- To force (someone) to do something by seizing their property.“to distrain a person by his goods and chattels”
- To seize somebody's property in place of, or to force, payment of a debt.
- To pull off, tear apart.
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distressdistrainmentdistraineedetrainmentdistractiondistantiationdetractiondislodgingdisattachmentdismantlingdeprivationdispossessiondisarmdistracterdislodgementdetersiondisrobement
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