distrainment
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Distraint does not require the sanction of a court order.

That was a simple distraint, done in a moment.

The levy "includes the power of distraint and seizure by any means".

Distraint is a legal term used in various contexts.

It is also the main distraint authority in Sweden.

Many faced heavy fines and the distraint of goods.

This tract deals primarily with four types of distraint, divided based on the waiting period.

Where the proposals are rejected at the creditors' meeting we will proceed to complete the distraint by sale.

In the United Kingdom, there have been proposals to reform the remedy of distraint.

Connected with these feudal aids was the levy known as distraint of knighthood.

Certain goods are protected against distraint - these are called "privileged goods".

Those remedies were added because we believe the payment of debt by manageable amounts to be more civilised than distraint.

The key words are "voluntary" and "distraint."

Literally the four paths of distraint, a process by which one could, under certain circumstances, seize goods owed by another.

An unwarranted seizure for debt was fined, as was the distraint of a working ox.

This is an alternative to an action and no action can be maintained while there is distraint of the chattel.

In Flora, the Court used the word "voluntary" in opposition to the word "distraint."

Any additional costs incurred from obtaining the warrant are passed onto the debtor and added to the debt to be collected by distraint.

This was based on a medieval legal practice known as distraint, but it was the first time it had been applied to a monarch.

Within the twelvemonth, a distraint was levied upon him for non-payment of moneys that were owing.

On the house and property a distraint had been levied for moneys due which had not been paid.

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Once an administrator has been appointed, distraint may not be instituted or continued against the company or the property of the company except either with the:

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A distraint was put on Cruvelli's possessions, and a forfeit of 300,000 francs was threatened, but she did not reappear for a month.

And she was in a state of distress as well.

But we did not want to cause distress to his family.

But the cause of my distress was not what people thought.

She did not seem to be in any particular distress.

He looked up and must have seen the distress on my face.

What he had said put me in a state of great distress.

His mother died in great distress of mind a year ago.

I want never to cause you distress of any kind.

He looked at them with distress in his light blue eyes.

I've done nothing but distress you from the moment we met.

Two months later she came to us in great distress.

Children sense when they have the power to cause you distress.

The distress in his voice was clear, but I had my own problems.

Certainly no one should ever know just how much distress he could cause her.

No one ever heard the distress calls, so far as is known.

Other ways than pain could be found to distress him.

But no need to stand here and add to the distress.

All this in a moment of great need and distress.

Her little face under his hand was the picture of distress.

But could there be another reason for her father's distress?

He is kind to a mother and daughter in distress.

But when it did come, where could distress be found?

Let me only say that I am in great distress.

Thus, for her and him the whole army is in great distress.

Now I have told you the entire story of our great distress.