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distrain

verb

/dɪˈstreɪn/

Meaning

to seize someone's property in order to obtain payment of rent or other money owed

The landlord distrained the tenant's furniture for unpaid rent.

seize, confiscate, impound, attach

release, return

distrain property, distrain goods, distrain for rent

To cause something, especially a building, to fall into ruin or disrepair.

to consider or declare officially in a legal or formal manner

to push firmly against something; to apply pressure

to have knowledge or be aware of something

To make insulting or mocking remarks; to taunt.

to predict or announce something before it happens