Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Distress
n. 1. The seizure of another's property to secure the performance of a duty, such as the payment of overdue rent. 2. The legal remedy authorizing such a seizure; the procedure by which the seizure is carried out.
distress damage feasant
The right to seize animals or inanimate chattels that are damaging or encumbering land and to keep them as security until the owner pays compensation.
distress infinite
A distress that the sheriff can repeat from time to time to enforce the performance of something, as in summoning a juror or compelling a party to appear in court. ( The goods must be returned after the delinquent person performs his or her duty. "And, for the most part it is provided that distresses be reasonable and moderate; but, in the case of distress for fealty or suit of court, no distress can be unreasonable, immoderate, or too large: for this is the only remedy to which the party aggrieved is entitled, and therefore it ought to be such as is sufficiently compulsory; and, be it of what value it will, there is no harm done, especially as it cannot be sold or made away with, but must be restored immediately on satisfaction made. A distress of this nature, that has no bounds with regard to its quantity, and may be repeated from time to time until the stubbornness of the party is conquered, is called a distress infinite." 3 William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England 231 (1768).
distress sale
1. A form of liquidation in which the seller receives less for the goods than what would be received under normal sales conditions; esp., a going-out-of-business sale. 2. A foreclosure or tax sale.
distress warrant
See WARRANT (1).
distressed goods
Goods sold at unusually low prices or at a loss.
distressed property
Property that must be sold because of mortgage foreclosure or because it is part of an insolvent estate.
emotional distress
A highly unpleasant mental reaction (such as anguish, grief, fright, humiliation, or fury) that results from another person's conduct; emotional pain and suffering. Emotional distress, when severe enough, can form a basis for the recovery of tort damages. - Also termed emotional harm; mental anguish; mental distress; mental suffering. See INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS; NEGLIGENT INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. "Emotional distress passes under various names, such as mental suffering, mental anguish, mental or nervous shock, or the like. It includes all highly unpleasant mental reactions, such as fright, horror, grief, shame, humiliation, embarrassment, anger, ch
grand distress
Hist. In a quare impedit action in which the defendant has failed to appear, a distress of the defendant's goods and lands to compel the defendant's appearance.
grand distress.
See DISTRESS.
infliction of emotional distress.
See INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS; NEGLIGENT INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS.
intentional infliction of emotional distress.
The tort of intentionally or recklessly causing another person severe emotional distress through one's extreme or outrageous acts. 0 In a few jurisdictions, a physical manifestation of the mental suffering is required for the plaintiff to recover. - Also termed (in some states) outrage. See EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. Cf. NEGLIGENT INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS.
mental distress
See EMOTIONAL DISTRESS.
negligent infliction of emotional distress.
The tort of causing another severe emotional distress through one's negligent conduct. Most courts will allow a plaintiff to recover damages for emotional distress if the defendant's conduct results in physical contact with the plaintiff, or, when no contact occurs, if the plaintiff is in the zone of danger. See EMOTIONAL DISTRESS; ZONE-OF-DANGER RULE. Cf. INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS.
outrage, n. See INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF EvI0TIONAL DISTRESS. outrageous conduct
See CONDUCT.
second distress
A supplementary distress allowed when goods seized under the first distress are insufficient to satisfy the claim.3. The property seized. - Also termed dis-traint.