Definition of DISTRAINT

distraint

Plural: distraints

Noun

  • the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
  • The legal right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent.

Origin / Etymology

From distrain, on the model of such pairs as constrain, constraint and restrain, restraint.

Synonyms

distress

Scrabble Score: 10

distraint: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
distraint: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
distraint: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

distraint: valid Words With Friends Word