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Distraint or distress is "the seizure of someone's property in order to obtain payment of rent or other money owed", especially in common law countries...

heir to him. Distringas, a writ to the sheriff to distrain one of his goods to enforce compliance with what is required of him. Distringas juratores, a...

the names of the remaining twenty-four are then inserted in the writ of distringas as the jurors to be summoned for the cause, which persons are then summoned...

the Marshall had returned the writ served; and now Sergeant moved for a distringas, to compel an appearance on the part of the State. While, however, the...