Scots Law. transitive. = poind, v. 1a. Obsolete.

Law. transitive. To distrain upon (a person); to seize and sell (assets) in lieu of payment of a debt; = pind, v. 2.

transitive. To seize (a person's property) in order to obtain payment of rent or other money owed; = distrain, v. 9. Obsolete.

transitive. Scots Law. To distrain; to seize and sell (an asset). Also intransitive. Cf. poind, v. 1a. Now rare.

To levy a distress upon, subject to a distress-warrant; = distrain, v. 7.

transitive. To seize (goods) by way of distress = distrain, v. 9.

absol. or intransitive. To levy a distress. Const. for, on, upon (a thing), of, on (a person or thing). = distrain, v. 8.

transitive. To seize (chattels, etc.) by way of distress; to levy a distress upon. archaic.

transitive (Scots Law.) To poind or arrest for debt.

Modern Civil Law. To seize, take in execution (a debtor's goods).

transitive. To distrain (a person) by the seizure and detention of goods. Also intransitive: to make distraint, to levy a distress.