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distringas
/ »åɪ²õˈ³Ù°ùɪŋɡæ²õ /
noun
- law (formerly) a writ directing a sheriff to distrain
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of distringas1
from Latin: you shall distrain (the opening word of the writ)
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Distringas, dis-tring′gas, n. an old writ directing a sheriff or other officer to distrain.
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I see an axe and a coffee-mill there, constable: levy onto 'em with your distringas.
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Perhaps the best plan would be to put on a distringas with the deceased's grocer.
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On the said account for writs of ejectment and distringas..
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