distrain
/dɪˈstɹeɪn/verb
High School
1
To squeeze, press, embrace; to constrain, oppress.
2
To force (someone) to do something by seizing their property.
3
To seize somebody's property in place of, or to force, payment of a debt.
4
To pull off, tear apart.
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