to be distrained upon
1Distrained — Distrain Dis*train , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distrained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distraining}.] [OE. destreinen to force, OF. destreindre to press, oppress, force, fr. L. distringere, districtum, to draw asunder, hinder, molest, LL., to punish severely;… …
2To lay stress upon — Stress Stress, n. [Abbrev. fr. distress; or cf. OF. estrecier to press, pinch, (assumed) LL. strictiare, fr. L. strictus. See {Distress}.] 1. Distress. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Sad hersal of his heavy stress. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Pressure,… …
3To put stress upon — Stress Stress, n. [Abbrev. fr. distress; or cf. OF. estrecier to press, pinch, (assumed) LL. strictiare, fr. L. strictus. See {Distress}.] 1. Distress. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Sad hersal of his heavy stress. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Pressure,… …
4dis|train — «dihs TRAYN», Law. –v.t. 1. to seize (goods) for unpaid rent or other debts: »The landlord distrained his tenants trunks. 2. to levy a distress upon (a person). –v.i. to levy a distress: »Our goods were distrained upon in lieu of rent (New… …
5Mendel, Mendelism — • Gregor Johann Mendel (the first name was taken on entrance to his order), b. 22 July, 1822, at Heinzendorf near Odrau, in Austrian Silesia; d. 6 January 1884, at the Augustinian Abbey of St. Thomas, Brunn Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight.… …
6de medio — /diy miydiyow/ A writ in the nature of a writ of right, which lay where upon a subinfeudation the mesne (or middle) lord suffered his under tenant or tenant paravail to be distrained upon by the lord paramount for the rent due him from the mesne… …
7de medio — /diy miydiyow/ A writ in the nature of a writ of right, which lay where upon a subinfeudation the mesne (or middle) lord suffered his under tenant or tenant paravail to be distrained upon by the lord paramount for the rent due him from the mesne… …
8John Clifford — CH (born October 16, 1836 in Sawley, Derbyshire; died November 20, 1923 in London) was a British nonconformist minister and politician. Clifford was son of a warp machinist. As a boy he worked in a lace factory, where he attracted the notice of… …
9distress — A common law right of landlord, now regulated by statute, to seize a tenant s goods and chattels in a nonjudicial proceeding to satisfy an arrears of rent. The taking of goods and chattels out of the possession of a wrong doer into the custody of …
10distress — A common law right of landlord, now regulated by statute, to seize a tenant s goods and chattels in a nonjudicial proceeding to satisfy an arrears of rent. The taking of goods and chattels out of the possession of a wrong doer into the custody of …
