dis·train
| \ di-ˈstrān
\
\
distrained; distraining; distrains
Definition of distrain
1
: to force or compel to satisfy an obligation by means of a distress
2
: to seize by distress
: to levy a distress
Other Words from distrain
distrainable
\
di-ˈstrā-nə-bəl
\
adjective
\
adjective
distrainer
\
di-ˈstrā-nər
\
or less commonly distrainor \
di-ˈstrā-nər
, -ˌstrā-ˈnȯr
\ noun
\
or less commonly distrainor \
di-ˈstrā-nər
, -ˌstrā-ˈnȯr
\ noun
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distrain
verb
dis·train
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Legal Definition of distrain
1
: to force or compel to satisfy an obligation by means of a distress
2
: to seize by distress — compare enter
: to levy a distress
Other Words from distrain
distrainable
adjective
distrainer
\
-ˈstrā-nər
\
or distrainor \
di-ˈstrā-nər, ˌdis-trā-ˈnōr
\ noun
\
or distrainor \
di-ˈstrā-nər, ˌdis-trā-ˈnōr
\ noun
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