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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Distraint \Dis*traint"\, n. [OF. destrainte distress, force.] (Law) The act or proceeding of seizing personal property by distress. --Abbott. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: distraint n : the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim [syn: {distress}]
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