distrain

distrain englannista suomeksi

1. pidättää

2. ulosmitata, takavarikoida

0. Verbi

distrain englanniksi

1. To squeeze, press, embrace; to constrain, oppress.

2. (RQ:Spenser Faerie Queene)

3. 1600, (w), The ''(w)'' of (w), XII, xii:

Thus spake the Prince, and gently 'gan distrain / Now him, now her, between his friendly arms.

4. To force (someone) to do something by seizing their property.

(ux)

5. To seize somebody's property in place of, or to force, payment of a debt.

6. To pull off, tear apart.