If he doesn't pay, will the court distrain upon him? 如果他不付款,法院会扣押他的财物吗?
If he doesn't pay, will the court distrain upon his house? 如果他不付款,法院会扣押他的房子吗?
When necessary, the People's Court may seal up or distrain upon the property of the defendant. 人民法院在必要的时候,可以查封或者扣押被告人的财产。
distrain
[ verb ]
levy a distress on
<verb.possession>
confiscate by distress
<verb.possession>
legally take something in place of a debt payment
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Distrain \Dis*train"\, v. i. To levy a distress.
Upon whom I can distrain for debt. --Camden.
Distrain \Dis*train"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distrained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distraining}.] [OE. destreinen to force, OF. destreindre to press, oppress, force, fr. L. distringere, districtum, to draw asunder, hinder, molest, LL., to punish severely; di- = stringere to draw tight, press together. See {Strain}, and cf. {Distress}, {District}, {Distraint}.] 1. To press heavily upon; to bear down upon with violence; hence, to constrain or compel; to bind; to distress, torment, or afflict. [Obs.] ``Distrained with chains.'' --Chaucer.
2. To rend; to tear. [Obs.]
Neither guile nor force might it [a net] distrain. --Spenser.
3. (Law) (a) To seize, as a pledge or indemnification; to take possession of as security for nonpayment of rent, the reparation of an injury done, etc.; to take by distress; as, to distrain goods for rent, or of an amercement. (b) To subject to distress; to coerce; as, to distrain a person by his goods and chattels.