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Distress

Distress [fr. distringo, Lat., to bind fast; districtio, Med. Lat., whence

infliction of emotional distress :the tort of intentionally or negligently causing emotional distress called

Second distress. A landlord has a power at common law to make

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emotional distress : a highly unpleasant emotional reaction (as anguish, humiliation, or

Impounding distress. Placing cattle, etc., after they have been detrained, in a

Full of distress causing indicating or attended with distress as a distressful situation

distress [Anglo-French destrece, literally, tightness, anguish, deprivation, from Old French, ultimately

Removal of goods to prevent distress. See the Distress for Rent Act, 1737 (11 Geo. 2,

Distress signals, a number of radiotelephony, visual and sound distress signals

Distress infinite, one that has no bounds with regard to its

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