distraint
英[dɪs\'treɪnt]
美[dɪ\'streɪnt]
基本释义
- n.
- 扣押
英英释义
Noun
1. the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim;
"Originally distress was a landloard's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien"