Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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distrain | No | No | Yes | No |
seize | No | No | Yes | No |
distrain (verb) | seize (verb) |
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confiscate by distress | capture the attention or imagination of |
levy a distress on | affect |
legally take something in place of a debt payment | take into your hands deliberately |
take or capture by force | |
hook by a pull on the line | |
take possession of by force, as after an invasion | |
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority | |
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession |