distraint vs seizure

distraint and seizure both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
distraint	Yes	No	No	No
seizure	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, seizure is a hypernym of distraint; that is, seizure is a word with a broader meaning than distraint:

distraint: the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
seizure: the taking possession of something by legal process

distraint (noun)	seizure (noun)
the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim	the taking possession of something by legal process
	the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
	the act of taking of a person by force
	a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease