• shiny_idea
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    1 month ago

    hence the distraint

    Is this a typo or a cool new word I can use?

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      1 month ago

      Distraint or distress is “the seizure of someone’s property in order to obtain payment of rent or other money owed”, especially in common law countries.

      It’s an older word, but I used it poorly.