English noun: distraint | |||
1. | distraint (act) the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | distress | ||
Broader (hypernym) | seizure | ||