Distrain - Law Dictionary Search Results
Advow, or Avow, or Avouch
or person called on to defend the right impugned. Wedgw.], to justify or maintain an act, e.g., one distrains for rent, and he that is distrained brings an action of replevin; if the distrainer in his defence
Recaption
Recaption, the taking a second distress of one formerly distrained, during the plea grounded on the former distress; and it was a writ to recover damages for him
Notice to quit
the servant, or that it came to the tenant's hands, is not sufficient. If a landlord receive or distrain for rent due after the expiration of a notice to quit it is a waiver of that notice,
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Rescue
freeing someone from danger or captivity, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1308. Rescue lies where a person distrains for rent or services, or for damage feasant, and is desirous of impounding the distress, and another person
Magna Carta
were his during coverture, except she were endowed of less at the church door. No widow shall be distrained to marry while she chooses to live single; nevertheless, she shall find surety that she shall not marry
Gager de deliverance
Gager de deliverance, when he who has distrained, being sued, has not delivered the cattle distrained; then he shall not only avow the distress, but gager
Detainer
The wrongful keeping of a person's goods, although the original taking may have been lawful. As if I distrain another's cattle, damage feasant, and before they are impounded he tenders me sufficient amends; now, though the original
Damage feasant or faisant
and there doing damage by feeding, or otherwise, to the grass, corn, wood, etc., the person damaged may distrain and impound them, as well by night as in the day, lest the beasts escape before taken; but
Detinue
C.L.P. Act, 1852, s. 78, by which a writ of delivery may be issued ordering the sheriff to distrain upon the defendant's goods till he delivers the chattel; and as to specific delivery of goods sold, see
distress
from Old French, ultimately from Late Latin districtus severe, from past participle of distringere to hinder, punish see distrain ] 1 : seizure and detention of the goods of another as pledge or to obtain satisfaction of
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