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distringas

/ dɪsˈtrɪŋɡæs /

noun

  1. law (formerly) a writ directing a sheriff to distrain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of distringas1

from Latin: you shall distrain (the opening word of the writ)
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Example Sentences

After several months' delay, during which the bank officials ignored a summons to appear in court, a distringas was secured.

Perhaps the best plan would be to put on a distringas with the deceased's grocer.

A corporation, however, is proceeded against by distringas and not by attachment.

Distringas, dis-tring′gas, n. an old writ directing a sheriff or other officer to distrain.

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