simple past tense and past participle of distrain

plural of distrainer

Alternative form of distrainor

(obsolete) To squeeze, press, embrace; to constrain, oppress. / (law, transitive, obsolete) To force (someone) to do something by seizing their property.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of distrain

present participle of distrain

The act or process by which something is distrained.

Capable of being, or liable to be, distrained.

plural of distrainment

The act of distraining; distraint.