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distrained
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  • Distrained — Distrain Dis*train , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distrained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distraining}.] [OE. destreinen to force, OF. destreindre to press, oppress, force, fr. L. distringere, districtum, to draw asunder, hinder, molest, LL., to punish severely;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • distrained — dis·train || dɪ streɪn v. foreclose on property, take property in payment for debts …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Detinue — Tort law Part of the …   Wikipedia

  • recaption — At common law, a retaking, or taking back. A species of remedy by the mere act of the party injured (otherwise termed reprisal ), which happens when any one has deprived another of his property in goods or chattels personal, or wrongfully detains …   Black's law dictionary

  • Distrain — Dis*train , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distrained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distraining}.] [OE. destreinen to force, OF. destreindre to press, oppress, force, fr. L. distringere, districtum, to draw asunder, hinder, molest, LL., to punish severely; di =… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Distraining — Distrain Dis*train , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distrained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distraining}.] [OE. destreinen to force, OF. destreindre to press, oppress, force, fr. L. distringere, districtum, to draw asunder, hinder, molest, LL., to punish severely;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Recaption — Re*cap tion (r[ e]*k[a^]p sh[u^]n), n. (Law) The act of retaking, as of one who has escaped after arrest; reprisal; the retaking of one s own goods, chattels, wife, or children, without force or violence, from one who has taken them and who… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Writ of recaption — Recaption Re*cap tion (r[ e]*k[a^]p sh[u^]n), n. (Law) The act of retaking, as of one who has escaped after arrest; reprisal; the retaking of one s own goods, chattels, wife, or children, without force or violence, from one who has taken them and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Agistment — To agist is, in English law, to take cattle to graze, for a remuneration. Agistment, in the first instance, referred more particularly to the proceeds of pasturage in the king s forests, but now means either (a) the contract for taking in and… …   Wikipedia

  • Eppingen — Infobox Ort in Deutschland Art = Stadt image photo = EppingenAlteUniversitaet.jpg image caption = Old university Wappen = Wappen Eppingen.png lat deg = 49 | lat min = 8 lon deg = 8 | lon min = 55 Lageplan = Eppingen in HN.png Lageplanbeschreibung …   Wikipedia

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