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distrainment

distrainment noun: the act of distraining; distraint.

Noun

distrainment (countable and uncountable, plural distrainments)

  1. The act of distraining; distraint.

Forms of distrainment

pluraldistrainments

Origin of distrainment

From distrain + -ment.

Questions about distrainment

What does distrainment mean?
Distrainment means the act of distraining; distraint.
What part of speech is distrainment?
Distrainment is a noun.
What is the plural of distrainment?
The plural of distrainment is distrainments.

Words near distrainment in the dictionary

  1. distrainer
  2. distrainers
  3. distraineth
  4. distraining
  5. distrainings
  6. distrainment
  7. distrainments
  8. distrainor
  9. distrainors
  10. distrains
  11. distraint

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