distraint

英 [dɪs'treɪnt] 美 [dɪ'streɪnt]

• n. 扣押；扣押财物

英英释义

Noun:

1. 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"
   

近反义词

【近义词】

• distress 不幸