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Distrain
/dɪˈstɹeɪn/
To squeeze, press, embrace; to constrain, oppress.
📖 Definitions of "Distrain"
verb
- 1
To squeeze, press, embrace; to constrain, oppress.
- 2
To force (someone) to do something by seizing their property.
"to distrain a person by his goods and chattels"
- 3
To seize somebody's property in place of, or to force, payment of a debt.
- 4
To pull off, tear apart.
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