distraint means the legal right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.
Etymology
From distrain, on the model of such pairs as constrain, constraint and restrain, restraint.
noun
- The legal right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent.