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distrain
dis·train
[
di stráyn
]
(
past and past participle
dis·trained
,
present participle
dis·train·ing
,
3rd person present singular
dis·trains
)
transitive verb
Definition:
take debtor's property as payment:
to seize somebody's moveable property either in lieu of payment of a debt or in order to force the person to pay
[
14th century. < Old French
destreign-
, present stem of
destreindre
< Latin
distringere
"draw asunder"
]
dis·train·a·ble
adjective
dis·train·ee
[
di strày n
]
noun
dis·train·er
[
di stráynər
]
noun
dis·train·ment
[
di stráynmənt
]
noun
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dis·train·a·ble adjectivedis·train·ee [ di strày n ] noundis·train·er [ di stráynər ] noundis·train·ment [ di stráynmənt ] noun
