distringas

/ (dɪsˈtrɪŋɡæs) /

noun

law (formerly) a writ directing a sheriff to distrain

Origin of distringas

from Latin: you shall distrain (the opening word of the writ)

Words Nearby distringas

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How to use distringas in a sentence

After several months' delay, during which the bank officials ignored a summons to appear in court, a distringas was secured.
The Life of John Marshall Volume 4 of 4 | Albert J. Beveridge
Perhaps the best plan would be to put on a distringas with the deceased's grocer.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Dec. 12, 1917 | Various
A corporation, however, is proceeded against by distringas and not by attachment.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8 | Various
distringas, dis-tring′gas, n. an old writ directing a sheriff or other officer to distrain.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) | Various

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