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    distraint

    distraint - Dictionary definition and meaning for word distraint

    Definition
    (noun) the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
    Synonyms : distress
    Example Sentence
    • 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
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for distraint

DISTANCE+TRAIN....you travel distance by train because your car is under seizure as a consequence of not paying loan....

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