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(noun) distraint
the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien
psychological suffering
the death of his wife caused him great distress
(verb) straiten
bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship