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distrainable, a.|dɪˈstreɪnəb(ə)l|
[a. AF. destreynable = OF. destreign-, destraignable, f. stem of prec. vb.: see -able.]
1. Liable or subject to distraint; liable to be distrained or distrained upon:
a. of a person.
[1292Britton i. ii[i]. §7 Si troeffe deus pleges suffisauntz et destreynables al viscounte del pays. ]1865Nichols Britton II. 341 It is sufficient to make the summons in the fee where he is distrainable.
b. of chattels.
1588Fraunce Lawiers Log. i. xvi. 60 His [the King's] goodes and cattels are under no tribute, toll, or custome, nor otherwise distreignable. 1641Termes de la Ley 124 Else they [beasts] be not distreinable for rent or service. 1768Blackstone Comm. III. 7 Instead therefore of mentioning what things are distreinable, it will be easier to recount those which are not so. 1889Law Times LXXXII. 223/2 There were other distrainable goods in the house available to satisfy the claim for rent.
2. Capable of being distrained for, or recovered by distress.
1791G. Washington Let. Writ. 1891 XII. 76 All the rents become due on or before the first day of January in every year, and distrainable at the expiration of a certain number of days thereafter. 1895Times 17 Jan. 14/4 Subject to distrainable rent. |