Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant
To seize and hold the personal property of another as security or compel performance of an obligation, particularly the payment of rent or taxes. The remedy of distress permits a landlord to take a tenant's chattels found on the demised premises without judicial process, holding them as a pledge until the obligation is satisfied or selling them after proper notice.
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