distrain

• Pfänden oder Beschlagnahmen von Vermögen als gesetzliche Maßnahme zur Vollstreckung unbezahlter Schulden oder Verpflichtungen.

A verb used to indicate the act of seizing property as a legal remedy for unpaid debts or obligations.

1. Seize property for debtC2formalbritish

   To seize someone's property as a legal remedy to force payment of a debt or rent.

   Pfändung wegen Schulden

   • The landlord decided to distrain the tenant's furniture for unpaid rent.
   • The court allowed the creditor to distrain the debtor's assets.
   • They threatened to distrain his goods if he did not pay the overdue taxes.

   Synonymeattachconfiscategarnishimpoundlevyseizesequester