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distraint definition

dis·traint (di strānt′)

noun

Law the action of distraining; seizure

Etymology: ME distreint < OFr destreinte

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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