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单词 poind
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Definition of poind in English:

poind

verb pɔɪndpɪnd
[with object]Scots Law

  • 1Distrain or impound (a person's property)

    the bailiff and his men poind his goods in the name of the law
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are constraints over what sort of items Sheriff Officers in Scotland can earmark or ‘poind’ for removal and sale.
    1. 1.1 Subject (someone) to the distraint or impounding of their property.
      they only succeeded in poinding us because they tricked their way into the house

Origin

Late Middle English: variant of dialect pind 'impound'.

 
 
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