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to distrain
01
to legally take someone’s property instead of the money they are owed
Grammatical Information
action verb
regular
present tense
distrain
3rd person singular
distrains
past simple
distrained
past participle
distrained
Examples
He faced financial ruin when the bank decided to distrain his car for failing to pay the loan.
02
levy a distress on
03
legally take something in place of a debt payment
