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Distress |
[Anglo-French destrece, literally, tightness, anguish, deprivation, from Old French, ultimately from Late Latin districtus severe, from past participle of distringere to hinder, punish see distrain]
1 : seizure and detention of the goods of another as pledge or to obtain satisfaction of a claim by the sale of the goods seized
specif
: seizure by a landlord of a tenant's property to obtain satisfaction of arrearages in rent
Distress is regulated by statute where available. It has been held unconstitutional by some courts.
2 : pain or suffering affecting the body, a bodily part, or the mind
see also emotional distress
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slight negligence
failure to exercise the great degree of care typical of an extraordinarily prudent person
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