remedies. A distress is defined to be, the taking of a personal chattel, without legal process, from the possession of the wrong doer, into the hands of the party grieved, as a pledge for the redress of an injury, the performance of a duty, or the satisfaction of a demand. It is a general rule, that a man who has an entire duty, shall not split the entire sum and distrain for … [Read more...]

A territory situated on the Potomac river, and being the seat of government of the United States. It was originally ten miles square, and was composed of portions of Maryland and Virginia ceded by those states to the United States; but in 1846 the tract coming from Virginia was retroceded. Legally it is neither a state nor a territory, but is made subject, by the constitution, … [Read more...]

English practice. A process commanding the sheriff to distrain a person from time to time, and continually afterwards, by taking his goods by way of pledge, to enforce the performance of something due from the party distrained upon. In this case, no distress can be immoderate, because, whatever its value may be, it cannot be sold, but is to be immediately restored on … [Read more...]

Lat. A distress; a distraint. Cowell. … [Read more...]

(1) To provide assets to another, typically used with regard to some instrument that will pay or provide an asset to another, e.g. the distribution of assets of a trust or an estate. (2) To provide something to multiple people or parties, e.g. to distribute a product, to distribute a drug (which would could constitute a separate criminal offense.) … [Read more...]