distraint of property
1Distraint — or distress is the seizure of someone’s property in order to obtain payment of rent or other money owed , especially in common law countries.[1] Distraint is the act or process whereby a person (the distrainor), traditionally even without prior… …
2distraint — dis·traint /di strānt/ n: the act or action of distraining Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. distraint I …
3distraint — The right that a landlord has to seize the property of a tenant on the premises being rented and sell that property for payment of rent arrears. (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 …
4Distraint — Dis*traint , n. [OF. destrainte distress, force.] (Law) The act or proceeding of seizing personal property by distress. Abbott. [1913 Webster] || …
5distraint — Seizure; the act of distraining or making a distress. The inchoate right and interest which a landlord has in the property of a tenant located on the demised premises. Upon a tenant s default, a landlord may in some jurisdictions distrain upon… …
6distraint — Seizure; the act of distraining or making a distress. The inchoate right and interest which a landlord has in the property of a tenant located on the demised premises. Upon a tenant s default, a landlord may in some jurisdictions distrain upon… …
7distraint — noun The legal right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent See Also: distrain, distrainable …
8distraint — dis·traint || dɪ streɪnt n. act of taking property in payment for debts …
9distraint — [dɪ streɪnt] noun Law the seizure of someone s property in order to obtain payment of rent or other money owed …
10Levy — or Lévy may refer to:*Levy County, Florida * Forced labor; see conscription or national service * An imposition of a tax * A judicial remedy where the property of a judgment debtor is seized for public sale to satisfy a monetary judgment * An… …
