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distrain
1. To seize someone's movable property either in lieu of payment of a debt or in order to force the person to pay.
2. To seize and hold (property) to compel payment or reparation, as of debts.
2. To seize and hold (property) to compel payment or reparation, as of debts.
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dis-, di-, dif-
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string-, strict-, strain-, -stringence, -stringency, -stringe, -stringent
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