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| dis·tring·as [ di stríng gəss, di stríng gàss ] (plural dis·tring·as·es) |
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U.K. order to repossess property: in former times, a court order instructing a sheriff to repossess somebody's property
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| [15th century. < medieval Latin, "you shall distrain" (opening word of the writ), form of distringere "draw asunder"] |
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