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distringas

/ »åɪ²õˈ³Ù°ùɪŋɡæ²õ /

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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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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