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Distraint

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the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim

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synonym
distress
plural
Distraints
possessive
Distraint's
pluralpossessive
Distraints'

Framework definitions

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the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim

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