Example sentences from the Web for distringas

Perhaps the best plan would be to put on a distringas with the deceased's grocer.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Dec. 12, 1917|Various
A corporation, however, is proceeded against by distringas and not by attachment.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8|Various
Distringas, dis-tring′gas, n. an old writ directing a sheriff or other officer to distrain.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
After several months' delay, during which the bank officials ignored a summons to appear in court, a distringas was secured.
The Life of John Marshall Volume 4 of 4|Albert J. Beveridge

distringas

/ (dɪsˈtrɪŋɡæs) /

noun

law (formerly) a writ directing a sheriff to distrain

Word Origin for distringas

from Latin: you shall distrain (the opening word of the writ)

Words nearby distringas

district judge, district man, district nurse, District of Columbia, District Six, distringas, Distrito Federal, distrix, distrust, distrustful, disturb

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单词	distringas
释义	Example sentences from the Web for distringas Perhaps the best plan would be to put on a distringas with the deceased's grocer. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Dec. 12, 1917\|Various A corporation, however, is proceeded against by distringas and not by attachment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8\|Various Distringas, dis-tring′gas, n. an old writ directing a sheriff or other officer to distrain. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various After several months' delay, during which the bank officials ignored a summons to appear in court, a distringas was secured. The Life of John Marshall Volume 4 of 4\|Albert J. Beveridge distringas / (dɪsˈtrɪŋɡæs) / noun law (formerly) a writ directing a sheriff to distrain Word Origin for distringas from Latin: you shall distrain (the opening word of the writ) Words nearby distringas district judge, district man, district nurse, District of Columbia, District Six, distringas, Distrito Federal, distrix, distrust, distrustful, disturb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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