Meanings of distrain in anglès

A shrug of the shoulders from Meadows had caused the landlord to distrain.

The bailiffs were pelted with rocks when they came to distrain.

To distrain by the fief, a lord first obtained a judgment of his court.

He can only distrain after the rent becomes due.

To distrain is to seize property for debt due.

No lord may distrain any of his tenants.

But you can't distrain on trout-dearslithery things.

The landlord may distrain the renter's cattle on any common or any growing grain, roots, or fruit.

Well, let them distrain then!

We have been obliged to distrain, as you know; and I wish John Smithies to buy in what he pleases.

Her creditors had lost all patience, and were threatening to distrain on her property, and even to put her in prison.

No one shall distrain a debtor without a judge, nor any one who is not his debtor, or the surety for such debtor.

To denounce, cite, apprehend, arraign, sue, prosecute, bring to trial, indict, attach, distrain, to commit, give in charge or custody; throw into prison.

Landlords may distrain within 30 days and sell goods and chattels fraudulently or clandestinely carried off the premises by renters in arrears of rent.

Received a writ from the Exchequer this morning of distrain for L70,000, which troubled me, though it be but, matter of form.

Also that Alice Berde has done the same; therefore let her be distrained.