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   distraint

   /dɪˈstreɪnt/

   noun

   • 1. the seizure of someone's property in order to obtain payment of money owed, especially rent: "many faced heavy fines and the distraint of goods"

   Word Origin mid 18th century: from distrain, on the pattern of constraint.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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