Associations to the word «Distraint»

DISTRAINT, noun. (legal) The legal right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent

DISTRAINT, noun. The seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien".