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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

[L., that you distrain, fr.

distringere

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(Law)

A writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him.

Noun.

In law, a writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person for debt, or for his appearance at a certain day.

distringas ‎(plural distringases)

(law) A writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him.

distringās