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dis·train
distrain
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- 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.
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related words: |
confiscate |
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