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distringas
noun
di·strin·gas
\də̇ˈstriŋgəs, -ˌgas\
Definition of distringas
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: a writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by that person's goods or chattels
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Origin and Etymology of distringas
Medieval Latin, that you distrain 2d person singular present subjunctive of distringere
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