“As guarantee of this, the burgess was expected to own a house which could be distrained in the event of default of payment.”
“Having distrained upon the plaintiff's goods, the inventory prepared fell short of being meticulous.”
“Closet and pantry were distrained of their rarest delicacies, and the poultry-yard of its fattest broodlings, to furnish a palatable variety for his table.”
“Only if the equitable lease prevailed would the landlord's action in distraining be proper.”
“The manuscript adds that an attempt by the Duchess to prevent Lord and Lady Harley from distraining tenants who did not pay their rent has been thrown out of court.”
“Savings Deposit Insurance Fund started distraining all companies belonging to the Toprak Group who violated the protocol, and seized two of their companies.”