noun
- plural of distraint; legal seizures of property to enforce payment of debt or obligation
Usage: legal term
Examples
- The court authorized multiple distraints against the debtor’s assets.
- Landlords may use distraints to recover unpaid rent in some jurisdictions.
- The sheriff executed several distraints on the company’s equipment.
- Legal distraints require proper documentation and court approval.
- The tenant challenged the validity of the distraints in court.
- Multiple distraints were filed against the bankrupt estate.