distraints in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for distraints in the English»French Dictionary

distraint [Brit dɪˈstreɪnt, Am dəˈstreɪnt] N

distraint

saisie-exécution f

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mainlevée de saisie

replevin, restoration of goods taken in distraint

exécution d'un débiteur

distraint of property

faire l'objet d'une exécution forcée

to be subjected to distraints

contrainte par saisie de biens

distress, distraint

distraints in the PONS Dictionary

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saisie mobilière

distraint Brit

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English

This tract deals primarily with four types of distraint, divided based on the waiting period.

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An unwarranted seizure for debt was fined, as was the distraint of a working ox.

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Any additional costs incurred from obtaining the warrant are passed onto the debtor and added to the debt to be collected by distraint.

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It depended upon an original unlawful taking by the way of distraint.

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Distraint is a legal term used in various contexts.

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The key connotation of the word distraint is that there is often a taking of possession or withholding of property to induce a debtor to pay an obligation.

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The levy includes the power of distraint and seizure by any means.

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