# distraint

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The legal right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent.

## Etymology
From distrain, on the model of such pairs as constrain, constraint and restrain, restraint.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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