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distrain

dis·train

distrain

 
pronunciation:
dih streIn
part of speech: transitive verb & intransitive verb
inflections: distrains, distraining, distrained
definition: to seize and hold (property), or the property of (someone), to force payment or settlement, as of a debt, claim, rent, or the like.