Crossword-Solution: DISTRAINER
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Distrainer | n. | Same as Distrainor. |
We have 1 clue for the answer “DISTRAINER”
| Clue | Answers |
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| one who distrains; the party distraining goods or chattels | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
To boil with a continued bubbling or heaving and
rolling, with noise.
Hint 2 anagram
APWOLL
Hint 3 another clue
BATTER ___
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Sentences with DISTRAINER (5)
The act of the distrainer of goods, who, in an action of replevin, avows and justifies the taking in his own right.
The distrainer ought only to take sufficient to recover the rent due, and costs; if, however, the articles sell for a greater sum than is sufficient to pay these, the remainder must be returned to the tenant, who can demand a bill of the sale, and recover the overplus, if any.
Take heed, good citizens, and especially I note you, Captain Van Dorn." "I'll kill him," shouted the young bully of Johnson's Cross-roads, and late distrainer on the profile of Cyrus James, Esquire, seizing an ugly stick.
Note: When an action of replevin is brought, the distrainer either makes avowry, that is, avours taking the distress in his own right, or the right of his wife, and states the reason if it, as for arrears of rent, damage done, or the like; or makes cognizance, that is, acknowledges the taking, but justifies in an another's right, as his bailiff or servant.
Excessive or disproportionate distress exposes the distrainer to an action, and any irregularity formerly made the proceedings void _ab initio_, so that the remedy was attended with considerable risk.