Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Distrain
ub. 1. To force (a person, usu. a tenant), by the seizure and detention of personal property, to perform an obligation (such as paying overdue rent). 2. To seize (goods) by distress, a legal remedy entitling the rightful owner to recover property wrongfully taken. -distraint, n.
Distrainee
One who is, or whose property is, distrained.
Distrainer
Someone who seizes property under a distress. - Also spelled distrainor. Distraint See DISTRESS.