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Word: distrain (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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Verb:

  • intransitive To seize somebody's property in place of, or to force, payment of a debt.
  • transitive|obsolete To force (someone) to do something by seizing their property.
  • obsolete To pull off, tear apart.
  • obsolete To squeeze, press; to constrain, oppress.

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