distrain

• Verbo usado para referirse al acto de embargar o tomar posesión de bienes como medida legal para el cobro de deudas u obligaciones impagadas.

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.

   Embargar bienes por deuda

   • 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.

   Sinónimosattachconfiscategarnishimpoundlevyseizesequester