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Distraint vs Distrait - What's the difference?

distraint | distrait |

As a noun distraint

is (legal) the legal right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent.

As an adjective distrait is

absent-minded, troubled, distracted.

distraint

English

Noun

(wikipedia distraint)
  • (legal) The legal right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent

    • Related terms

    * distrain * distrainable

    distrait

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • absent-minded, troubled, distracted

    • Quotations

    * 1908 : (Arthur Conan Doyle), The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge (Norton 2005, page 1238) *: I noticed that after my host had read it he seemed even more distrait and strange than before. * 1919, (Ronald Firbank), (Valmouth) , Duckworth, hardback edition, page 50 *: Seated upon the fallen hornbeam, Mrs Thoroughfare was regarding distraitly the sky. * 1996 : John Le Carré, The Tailor of Panama'' (Knopf 1996, hardback edition, page 221) "Forgive me for being a fraction ''distrait'' today. We're ''trying to prevent another war."

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