Synonyms of the word

distraint

• n. (law) The legal right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent.

distress

• n. (Cause of) discomfort.
• n. Serious danger.
• n. (law) A seizing of property without legal process to force payment of a debt.
• n. (law) The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction.
• v. To cause strain or anxiety to someone.
• v. (law) To retain someone’s property against the payment of a debt; to distrain.
• v. To treat an object, such as an antique, to give it an appearance of age.

seizure

• n. The act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.
• n. A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).
• n. A sudden onset of pain or emotion.
• n. (obsolete) retention within one's grasp or power; possession; ownership.
• n. That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed.