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English to English noun
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the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim |  | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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The act or proceeding of seizing personal property by distress. | | source: webster1913
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