[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

distrain \distrain"\, v. i.
   to levy a distress.
   1913 webster

         upon whom i can distrain for debt.       --camden.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

distrain \distrain"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. distrained; p. pr.
    vb. n. distraining. oe. destreinen to force, of.
   destreindre to press, oppress, force, fr. l. distringere,
   districtum, to draw asunder, hinder, molest, ll., to punish
   severely; di- = stringere to draw tight, press together. see
   strain, and cf. distress, district, distraint.
   1. to press heavily upon; to bear down upon with violence;
      hence, to constrain or compel; to bind; to distress,
      torment, or afflict. obs. "distrained with chains."
      --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   2. to rend; to tear. obs.
      1913 webster

            neither guile nor force might it a net distrain.
                                                  --spenser.
      1913 webster

   3. law
      a to seize, as a pledge or indemnification; to take
          possession of as security for nonpayment of rent, the
          reparation of an injury done, etc.; to take by
          distress; as, to distrain goods for rent, or of an
          amercement.
      b to subject to distress; to coerce; as, to distrain a
          person by his goods and chattels.
          1913 webster
see also:
distrained distraining strain distress district distraint 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

distrain
     v 1: levy a distress on
     2: confiscate by distress
     3: legally take something in place of a debt payment

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