Definitions from Wiktionary (distrain)
▸ verb: (obsolete) To squeeze, press, embrace; to constrain, oppress.
▸ verb: (law, transitive, obsolete) To force (someone) to do something by seizing their property.
▸ verb: (law, intransitive) To seize somebody's property in place of, or to force, payment of a debt.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To pull off, tear apart.
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▸ verb: (obsolete) To squeeze, press, embrace; to constrain, oppress.
▸ verb: (law, transitive, obsolete) To force (someone) to do something by seizing their property.
▸ verb: (law, intransitive) To seize somebody's property in place of, or to force, payment of a debt.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To pull off, tear apart.
Similar:
oppress,
coerce,
press down,
withstrain,
restrain,
constrict,
keep under,
force,
stifle,
depress,
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