distraint

[dɪs'treɪnt] [dɪ'streɪnt]
英英词典释义
  • Noun
    1. the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim;
    "Originally distress was a landloard's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien"
行业词典
  • 法律: 扣押财物;财产扣押;