distraint
Legal property seizure
Distraint is the legal seizure of property to satisfy a debt or obligation, particularly unpaid rent or taxes.
A landlord might pursue distraint against a tenant who owes back rent, taking possession of belongings until the debt is settled.
The term belongs to legal and financial contexts: The court authorized distraint of the company's assets.
Compulsory government charge
- garnishmentCourt-ordered debt collection
- executionCompleting a planned task
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- writCourt-issued directive
judgment · summons · court · enforcement · creditor · debtor · default · sheriff
Creditor seizing collateral
- foreclosureLender seizes mortgaged property
- evictionForced departure from rental
- lienClaim securing debt
- collateralSecurity for debt
asset · landlord · tenant · leasehold · mortgage · title · deed · encumbrance
Seizure by authority
- impoundmentOfficial seizure or detention
- sequestrationAct of setting apart
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
- expropriationGovernment taking private property
attachment · taking · removal · appropriation · detention · retention · recovery · enforcement
levy
Compulsory government charge
- garnishmentCourt-ordered debt collection
- executionCompleting a planned task
- attachmentConnection or fondness
writ · judgment · summons · court · enforcement · creditor · debtor · default · sheriff · bailiff
repossession
Creditor seizing collateral
- foreclosureLender seizes mortgaged property
- evictionForced departure from rental
- lienClaim securing debt
collateral · asset · landlord · tenant · leasehold · mortgage · title · deed · encumbrance · equity
confiscation
Seizure by authority
- impoundmentOfficial seizure or detention
- sequestrationAct of setting apart
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
expropriation · attachment · taking · removal · appropriation · detention · retention · recovery · enforcement · compulsory
lord
Nobleman or ruler
manor · demesne · fief · tithe · feudalism · tribute · vassal · peasant · obligation · arrears
distraintrestitution
Restoring what was lost
restoration · release · replevin · discharge · recovery