distrain

Etymology
From, from , from , from +.

Verb

 * 1)  To squeeze, press, embrace; to constrain, oppress.
 * 2) * 1600,, The  of , XII, xii:
 * Thus spake the Prince, and gently 'gan distrain / Now him, now her, between his friendly arms.
 * 1)  To force (someone) to do something by seizing their property.
 * 2)  To seize somebody's property in place of, or to force, payment of a debt.
 * 3)  To pull off, tear apart.
 * 1)  To seize somebody's property in place of, or to force, payment of a debt.
 * 2)  To pull off, tear apart.

Translations

 * Polish: ,


 * Bulgarian: налагам запор
 * German:
 * Hungarian:, , zár alá vesz,