Definition for Distraint:

• The act or proceeding of seizing personal property by distress.

Synonyms for Distraint:

• n.

  •act (noun)
  • distress,
  • distraint.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • seizure.

Distraint Sentence Examples:

• Everything has been carried off under distraint for rent, so they said, who came here.

• Every blade had been cut and carried in the night, and was then stacked on the ground on which no distraint could be levied.

Hyponym for Distraint:

• n.

  • act
    seizure.