DISTRAINMENT Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word distrainment. (close relations)
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| 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 | ||||||
| distraint | nounn | |||||
noun • the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim | ||||||
| impounding | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
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 | ||||||