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Pfändung

Substantiv

partial

distraint

noun

Definitions of distraint

English

a legal process that allows a party to seize (=take possession or control of) someone's property or assets, either to sell at auction towards settlement of money owed (eg money owed to creditors or to the tax authorities) or to force payment of money owed (eg rent owed to a landlord)

Landlords are permitted to lock out commercial tenants under New Jersey's distraint statutes (=codified laws).