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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