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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISTRINGAS

n.In law, a writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person for debt, or for his appearance at a certain day.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DISTRINGAS

Dis *trin "gas, n. Etym: [L., that you distrain, fr. distringere. See Distrain. ] (Law )

 

Defn: A writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him.