Distraint — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈiːzəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪstɹˈeɪnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪstɹˈeɪnt/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈiːzəl/.

Examples

Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

distress

Parts of Speech

noun	the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim “Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Pfändung

die Beschlagnahme und Verwahrung von Eigentum als Sicherheit für die Begleichung einer Schuld oder die Befriedigung einer Forderung

🇫🇷French

saisie

la saisie et la détention de biens en garantie du paiement d'une dette ou de la satisfaction d'une créance

🇪🇸Spanish

secuestro

la incautación y tenencia de bienes como garantía del pago de una deuda o satisfacción de una reclamación

🇮🇹Italian

pignoramento

il sequestro e il possesso di beni a garanzia del pagamento di un debito o della soddisfazione di un credito

🇳🇱Dutch

beslag

het in beslag nemen en vasthouden van eigendommen als zekerheid voor de betaling van een schuld of de voldoening van een vordering

🇵🇹Portuguese

penhora

apreensão e posse de bens como garantia para pagamento de uma dívida ou satisfação de um crédito

🇷🇺Russian

сдержанность

арест и удержание имущества в качестве обеспечения уплаты долга или удовлетворения требования

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बाधा

किसी ऋण के भुगतान या किसी दावे की संतुष्टि के लिए सुरक्षा के रूप में संपत्ति की जब्ती और धारण करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বাধা

একটি ঋণ পরিশোধ বা একটি দাবি সন্তুষ্টি জন্য নিরাপত্তা হিসাবে সম্পত্তি বাজেয়াপ্ত করা এবং হোল্ডিং

🇮🇳Tamil

கவனச்சிதறல்

கடனை செலுத்துவதற்கு அல்லது உரிமைகோரலை திருப்திப்படுத்துவதற்கான பாதுகாப்பாக சொத்துக்களை கைப்பற்றுதல் மற்றும் வைத்திருப்பது

🇮🇳Telugu

నిగ్రహము

రుణ చెల్లింపు లేదా క్లెయిమ్ సంతృప్తి కోసం భద్రతగా ఆస్తిని స్వాధీనం చేసుకోవడం మరియు పట్టుకోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अंतर

कर्ज भरण्यासाठी किंवा दाव्याच्या समाधानासाठी सुरक्षा म्हणून मालमत्ता जप्त करणे आणि धारण करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિક્ષેપ

દેવું ચૂકવવા અથવા દાવાની સંતોષ માટે જામીનગીરી તરીકે મિલકતની જપ્તી અને હોલ્ડિંગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯವಧಾನ

ಸಾಲವನ್ನು ಪಾವತಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ಲೈಮ್‌ನ ತೃಪ್ತಿಗಾಗಿ ಆಸ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ವಶಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು ಮತ್ತು ಹಿಡಿದಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അശ്രദ്ധ

ഒരു കടം അടയ്ക്കുന്നതിനോ ക്ലെയിം തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതിനോ ഉള്ള സെക്യൂരിറ്റിയായി സ്വത്ത് പിടിച്ചെടുക്കലും കൈവശം വയ്ക്കലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੁਕਾਵਟ

ਕਰਜ਼ੇ ਦੀ ਅਦਾਇਗੀ ਜਾਂ ਦਾਅਵੇ ਦੀ ਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟੀ ਲਈ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ ਵਜੋਂ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ ਨੂੰ ਜ਼ਬਤ ਕਰਨਾ ਅਤੇ ਰੱਖਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خلل

قرض کی ادائیگی یا دعوے کی تسلی کے لیے جائیداد کو ضبط کرنا اور اسے محفوظ رکھنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

扣押

扣押和持有财产作为偿还债务或清偿索赔的担保

🇯🇵Japanese

拘束

債務の支払いまたは請求の履行のための担保として財産を差し押さえて保持すること

🇰🇷Korean

방해

부채 지불 또는 청구 만족을 위한 담보로 재산을 압류 및 보유하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự kiềm chế

việc tịch thu và giữ tài sản để bảo đảm cho việc thanh toán một khoản nợ hoặc để đáp ứng yêu cầu bồi thường

🇹🇭Thai

ความยับยั้งชั่งใจ

การยึดและถือครองทรัพย์สินเป็นหลักประกันในการชำระหนี้หรือชำระหนี้ตามสิทธิเรียกร้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

gangguan

penyitaan dan kepemilikan properti sebagai jaminan untuk pembayaran hutang atau pemenuhan klaim

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkabalisa

ang pag-agaw at paghawak ng ari-arian bilang seguridad para sa pagbabayad ng utang o kasiyahan ng isang paghahabol

🇲🇾Malay

distrain

rampasan dan pegangan harta sebagai jaminan untuk pembayaran hutang atau pemenuhan tuntutan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حجز

الاستيلاء على الممتلكات والاحتفاظ بها كضمان لسداد دين أو تلبية مطالبة

🇮🇷Persian

حواس پرتی

توقیف و نگهداری اموال به عنوان وثیقه برای پرداخت بدهی یا استیفای طلب

🇹🇷Turkish

haciz

bir borcun ödenmesi veya bir talebin karşılanması amacıyla teminat olarak mülke el konulması ve tutulması

🇮🇱Hebrew

מעצורים

תפיסה והחזקה של רכוש כערובה לתשלום חוב או סילוק תביעה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'distraint'?

The primary meaning of 'distraint' is 'the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'distraint' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'distraint' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'distraint' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'distraint' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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