distraint

English

Noun

distraint (countable and uncountable, plural distraints)

(law) The legal right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent.

Related terms

Translations

right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant

Chinese:
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 扣押財物 , ^{(please verify)} 扣押财物 (kòuyā cáiwù)
Finnish: pidätysoikeus
French: saisie-exécution (fr) f, saisie mobilière f, saisie-arrêt (fr) f

Italian: pignoramento (it) m
Romanian: sechestru (ro) n
Serbo-Croatian: ȍvrha (sh) f (Croatian)
Spanish: embargo (es)

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