DISTRAINT Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the word distraint. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word distraint. (close relations)

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	distress				nounn
	noun • psychological suffering • a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need) • extreme physical pain • the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim verb • bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship • cause mental pain to
	attachment				nounn
	noun • a feeling of affection for a person or an institution • a supplementary part or accessory • a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding • a connection that fastens things together • faithful support for a cause or political party or religion • the act of attaching or affixing something • the act of fastening things together
	confiscation				nounn
	noun • seizure by the government
	expropriation				verb, nounv, n
	noun • taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)
	impounding				verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
	noun • placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
	impoundment				verb, nounv, n
	noun • placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
	seizure				nounn
	noun • a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease • the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property • the act of taking of a person by force • the taking possession of something by legal process
	sequestration				nounn
	noun • the act of segregating or sequestering • the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions • a writ that authorizes the seizure of property • seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized

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