diˈstrainment
[f. as prec. + -ment.]
The action or fact of distraining; distraint.
| 1756 T. Amory J. Buncle (1825) I. 47 As I was ever liable to distrainment, I took my leave. 1882 W. B. Weeden Soc. Law Labor 151 Many families have been ruined by this distrainment. 1886 Pall Mall G. 24 Apr. 4/1 The only means of enforcing rent is by ejectment, as seizures and distrainments cannot be carried out in the district. |