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‖ distringas Law.|dɪˈstrɪŋgæs|
[a. L. distringās ‘thou shalt distrain’, 2 pers. pres. subj. of distringĕre, in med.L. sense, being the first word of the writ.]
The name of a writ directing the sheriff to distrain in various cases.
The main forms are, in Common Law: a. The distringas to compel appearance, where defendant has a place of residence in England or Wales. b. The distringas in detinue, to compel the defendant to deliver goods by distresses upon his chattels. c. distringas juratores, empowering the sheriff to distrain defaulting jurors to compel their appearance. In Equity: d. A process issued against a corporation aggregate in cases of disobedience to the summons or directions of the court. e. An order of the Chancery Court by which the Bank of England or other public company is restrained from permitting a transfer of stock or shares in which a party claims to be interested, or from paying any dividend on it.
1467Ord. Worcester in Eng. Gilds 391 That no seriaunt [take] of eny citizen for servynge of a venire facias, habeas corpore and destringas, for alle but vj d. 1607Middleton Phœnix ii. iii. Wks. 1885 I. 157 Get your distringas out as soon as you can for a jury. 1641Art. agst. Sir H. Davenport in Rushw. Hist. Coll. iii. (1692) I. 336 Writs of Distringas....directed to the several High Sheriffs of the said County of York; whereby the said Sheriffs were commanded further to distrain the said James Maleverer to appear as aforesaid. 1641Termes de la Ley 125 Distringas is a Writ directed to the Sheriffe or any other officer, commanding him to distreine for a debt to the King, &c. or for his appearing at a day. 1714Scroggs Courts-Leet (ed. 3) 172 An Attachment or Distringas to attach his Goods. 1768Blackstone Comm. III. xxvii. (Jod.), The process against a body corporate is by distringas to distrain them by their goods and chattels, rents, and profits, till they shall obey the summons or directions of the court. 1857J. T. Smith Parish 50 A distringas shall issue against the inhabitants to make them repair it [bridge, highway etc.].
Hence distringas v. trans., to restrain by a distringas.
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