Distraint has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
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"
2
The legal right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent.
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