Dis-trăn'gas, n.
n. [Lat. distringere. See DISTRAIN.] (Law.) A writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person of his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him.
n. [Lat. distringere. See DISTRAIN.] (Law.) A writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person of his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him.