| 单词 | distrain |
| 例句 | Magna Carta laid down the law about “fish weirs” on English rivers, “assizes of darrein presentment,” people being “distrained to make bridges,” and other “liberties . . . to hold in our realm of England in perpetuity.” The 588-year path to limited government 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z When his goods were seized, he retaliated by taking out the two front windows and placing therein two effigies—one of a bishop, and the other of a distraining officer. Life and Character of Richard Carlile 2012-03-14T02:00:25.327Z Bray was ancient demesne and the king's tenants complained that they were distrained to do other services than they were used to do. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z When this happened, their furniture was distrained without mercy, for the tax was farmed, and a farmer of taxes, is, of all creditors, proverbially, the most rapacious.” Old Church Lore 2012-01-31T03:00:14.880Z I gave him a minute account of the ancient process of distraining and impounding and of the action of replevin,—considerably to my own amusement and his astonishment.” The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z Had an artist and not a missionary composed plate 3, we might have been spared the indecency of a bottle in Lucy's lap when the furniture is distrained to pay the bottle's debt. George Cruikshank 2011-12-18T03:00:20.137Z Would not proceed to distrain without the justices’ permission. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z There his house was entered when he was conducting divine service; a warrant was obtained to distrain upon him for �40, when seven of his milch cows were taken and sold. Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire with biographical notices of their pastors, and some account of the puritan ministers who laboured in the county. 2011-10-13T02:00:37.230Z The householders who refused to pay were summoned before the local bench; and it was Harriet Martineau whom the justices selected to be distrained upon; but events marched rapidly, and the distraint was not made. Harriet Martineau 2011-08-05T02:00:51.493Z "I meant to say that Iwan had become a hajdamak only because he had shot a tax-gatherer who was unlawfully going to distrain the goods of his mother, a poor widow." For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z In the end, the agent got the repairs done himself, and distrained upon David's goods for the amount. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z If a tenant is past due his rent, the lord may distrain his beasts which are on the land. Our Legal Heritage June 2011 (Sixth) Edition 2011-06-03T02:00:23.737Z If he cannot raise the money his home is distrained on, or there is the option of imprisonment. The Law and the Poor 2011-05-07T02:00:30.390Z Take out a writ against that fellow, process this one, distrain the other, get an injunction here, apply for a rule there. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z The parish constable, under whose care Wildgoose was, said, that of his own certain knowledge he was able to confirm the truth of his statement as to his having no goods to distrain. Christmas Stories 2011-02-27T03:00:31.413Z Both give the tenant a permanent interest, being leases forever, reserving annual rent, with the right to distrain and covenants of re-entry. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z If a distraint was successful, people would refuse to buy the distrained property of their neighbors. Our Legal Heritage June 2011 (Sixth) Edition 2011-06-03T02:00:23.737Z We are distrained for the taxes, and yet we are not allowed to claim our own. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z I sent him a final demand yesterday; if he doesn't pay up within the week, my orders are to distrain without further notice. Witching Hill I won't ask a rack rent, I promise you, and I suppose I could distrain on these tea things and the kettle if it were not paid up. Bosom Friends A Seaside Story Forty-five years later it was affected by the Welsh agrarian agitation against payment of tithe, which produced some scenes of violence against the distraining police, especially in the district round Llangranog. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" The bailiffs were pelted with rocks when they came to distrain property. Our Legal Heritage June 2011 (Sixth) Edition 2011-06-03T02:00:23.737Z As a legal term, the action of distraining or distraint, the right which a landlord has of seizing the personal chattels of his tenant for non-payment of rent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" After which the visitor informed Hirschler that he had come to distrain. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections A blessing, a fine blessing forsooth, when one is distrained upon and ejected! Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors The affair came before the court; the judge gave sentence that our house, our fields, our last farthing, should be distrained, sealed and put up to auction. Timar's Two Worlds Notice the pictures above,—the Bacchante pressing grapes into a wine cup,—the bailiff distraining for rent. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. These exceptions, it will be seen, imply that the thing distrained is to be held as a pledge merely—not to be sold. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" They say That, when we make him outlaw, we shall find Nought to distrain upon, but empty cupboards. Collected Poems Volume Two When the landlord wishes to distrain, after waiting seven years or so, he has to get a decree. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule A horse in a cart cannot be distrained, without also taking the cart; and if a man be in the cart, these cannot be taken. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Thus, for the bankruptcy of Nabû-aplu-iddin,3 they show that the creditors distrained upon the bankrupt's property and found a buyer for most of it in a great Neriglissar, afterwards King of Babylon. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters In another case a sheriff found in one county 30,000 acres upon which there was nothing which could be distrained for quit rents. Patrician and Plebeian Or The Origin and Development of the Social Classes of the Old Dominion For Fandor was now convinced that these were not police emissaries bearing a legal mandate to search and distrain: no, they were robbers, criminals! Messengers of Evil Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantômas Then the landlord, whether or not successful in distraining, is boycotted, and the people reckon it a virtue to shoot him down on sight. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule But if goods are distrained, and no cause given for so doing, the owner may rescue them, if not impounded. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families His goods may not be distrained, his estates not used as security, and he himself can neither be arrested, nor284 kept a prisoner. Jewish Literature and Other Essays But the answer was returned that "he had nothing whereon to distrain." Shakespeare's Family The steward distrained his goods because he had always been a bad tenant, and for three years had not paid his rent. Faustus his Life, Death, and Doom At last I lost patience, and determined to distrain. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Money out of a bag cannot be distrained, because it cannot be known again; but money sealed up in a bag may. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families From this statement it would appear that this Mr Shee distrained illegally, that the tenant sought the protection of the law, and that he obtained damages to the amount of £12. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 You know, surely, that to attempt to distrain for rent on some of these gentlemen would assuredly bring a bullet through your brain or mine. The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean Moreover, the Jews throughout England were distrained for five thousand marks, for the ransom of their bodies, and their wives and little ones, and by sale of their lands and houses. Our Little Lady Six Hundred Years Ago No, I do not think they would refuse a police escort to Sheriffs' officers proceeding to distrain on the Belfast manufacturers. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Nor could we with any propriety distrain on one of a poor woman's legs! A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell The landlord can at any time distrain for his rent; what object, then, would he have in incurring expense, and encountering delay, to procure a decree, which, when obtained, would only restrict his former power? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 I can believe, it shall you grieve, And somewhat you distrain; But, afterward, your paines hard Within a day or twain Shall soon aslake; and ye shall take Comfort to you again. English Songs and Ballads “I don’t care if they’ve distrained for seven hundred and seventy-five pounds!” Clayhanger Andrea did this because the sergeant had upon one occasion distrained his goods. The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8) Recourse was thereupon had to the Sheriffs' Court of the City, where the owners sued out a replevin as for property illegally distrained. London and the Kingdom - Volume II If a landlord distrain for rent, he can find no bidders for the crops or cattle; how much more difficult will it be for him to obtain bidders for land? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 If any one refused or neglected to attend, he was punished by a fine, and by distraining his goods, unless he had a just excuse. Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) The burgesses of Glocester promised three hundred lampreys, that they might not be distrained to find the prisoners of Poictou with necessaries, unless they pleased. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. From the Britons of Early Times to King John "I can believe, it shall you grieve, And somewhat you distrain; But afterward, your paines hard, Within a day or twain, Shall soon aslake; and ye shall take Comfort to you again." Faith Gartney's Girlhood When the mayor ordered the sheriffs to distrain they refused on the plea that it was the mayor's business, not theirs. London and the Kingdom - Volume II But that the damages were too moderate as regarded the landlord was manifest from the fact, that he again distrained in March for rent not due until May. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 The duchess, through her agent, distrained, but was unable to recover the debt. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 "Suppose, for instance, I were to say to you: my dear friend, I have fallen into quite an awkward predicament and to-day or to-morrow they will distrain upon me for 40,000 florins." The Poor Plutocrats The remainder was distrained, but the tumults of pestilence succeeded and hindered it from being sold. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 Nutter can distrain for his rent to-morrow, and Cluffe called him outside the bar to speak with him; put that and that together, Sir.' The House by the Church-Yard He can only distrain after the rent becomes due. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 Her creditors had lost all patience, and were threatening to distrain on her property, and even to put her in prison. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 4 To denounce, cite, apprehend, arraign, sue, prosecute, bring to trial, indict, attach, distrain, to commit, give in charge or custody; throw into prison. Public Speaking To distrain a debtor was illegal; any personal assault, however trifling, was sacrilege. Ancient Art and Ritual The tithe-gatherers would be out to distrain in a particular parish, and find loads of the humble chattels, which they meant to seize, already carted over the boundary into the next parish. The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. This being opposed, occupied much time; and before it was settled, the landlord once more distrained for rent alleged to be due on the 29th of September. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 Accounts were hardly ever shown by the commissioners, and if a proprietor refused to pay the sums levied they were empowered to distrain immediately. A Short History of English Agriculture We care not for the agent, nor do we care for those Who come upon us to distrain—we pay them back in blows. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent He describes the interior of a cottage like a person sent there to distrain for rent. Lectures on the English Poets Delivered at the Surrey Institution Oh, quite so! he's going to distrain on him. His Masterpiece Their property, where they have any, is of course distrained upon, and a great part of a little substance is sometimes taken from them on, this account. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 3 "After an abortive attempt to recover the sum by distrain" says Mr Turton, it "resulted in an appeal to the Earl of Surrey, and Sir Roger was compelled to pay it himself." The Evolution of an English Town No more their rent-days they may keep, nor agents harsh distrain, The widow need no longer weep, for over is their reign. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent The snuff-taker who carries no snuff-box is aware of this—and woe to the box into which his fingers gain admission to levy the pinch his nose distrains upon. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, December 11, 1841 But in other cases the corn was distrained in the beginning of October for rent falling due the previous May. The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines Their property is annually distrained upon by warrant from justices of the peace, where the demand does not exceed the value of ten pounds, and this is their usual suffering in this case. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 3 Now, by the English law, neither was the present Earl of Suffolk bound by that decree nor could the goods be distrained under it. The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 One of them came to him, complaining grievously of his landlord for having distrained his goods. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 When they are turned out of their lodgings he re-establishes them by force; if they are distrained on for non-payment of rent, he will not allow the tribunals to treat the distress as legal. Correspondence & Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville with Nassau William Senior from 1834 to 1859, Volume 2 He collected his rents weekly and in person, and if the rent were not forthcoming he promptly distrained upon the furniture. True Tilda If the faster, having accepted a pledge, did not in due course receive satisfaction of his claim, he forthwith distrained, taking and keeping double the amount of the debt. The Glories of Ireland He had still his own palatinate courts; he still collected his dues by force, driving away his clansmen's cattle, and distraining those who resisted him. The Story of Ireland He gave assurance that she did not want her freedom; that she desired to return to the South; and that she had been in no respect distrained of her liberty in the city of New-York. Isaac T. Hopper No man shall be distrained to perform more service for a knight's fee, or other free tenement, than is due from thence. Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins It laid him up for many days,When duty led him to distrain,And serving writs, although it pays,Gave him excruciating pain. The Bab Ballads His goods are distrained, his children are crying with cold and hunger, and the very bed on which his sick wife is lying, is dragged from beneath her. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people And he heareth that the devils are distraining on the hermit's soul, and that judgment will presently be given in their favour, whereof make they great joy. The High History of the Holy Graal He said, just now, before he went out, he should send word to Cox to distrain, if Fowler didn't come and pay up his arrears this week. Silas Marner HE I can believe, it shall you grieve, And somewhat you distrain; But, afterward, your paines hard Within a day or twain Shall soon aslake; and ye shall take Comfort to you again. The Book of Old English Ballads He made out costs, distrained for rent,Foreclosed and sued, with moistened eye—No bill of costs could representThe value of such sympathy. The Bab Ballads One of them came to him, complaining grievously of his landlord for having distrained his goods.' Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 My creditors have distrained on my goods, and here are others again, who demand security for their interest. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 The commissioners imposed fines, and distrained; the aggrieved brought actions against the collectors. The History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans to the Accession of King George the Fifth Volume 8 The burgesses of Gloucester promised three hundred lampreys, that they might not be distrained to find the prisoners of Poictou with necessaries, unless they pleased. The History of England, Volume I The water-companies, as well as gas-companies, have the power of cutting off the supply; and most of them have also the right of distraining, in the same manner as landlords have for rent. The Book of Household Management A debtor's sureties shall not be distrained upon so long as the debtor himself can discharge his debt. The Magna Carta I making no answer, he went on and said: “Well, well! but if you have no money, you have a good horse under you, and we can distrain him for the charge.” The History of Thomas Ellwood Written By Himself But till that ripened moment, not a sheaf Of arrows should be wasted, not a brave Should perish aimlessly, nor discord reign Amongst our tribes, nor jealousy distrain The large effects of valour. Tecumseh : a Drama We have been obliged to distrain, as you know; and I wish John Smithies to buy in what he pleases. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale Although distraint is one of the remedies, it is seldom advisable in a landlord to resort to distraining for the recovery of rent. The Book of Household Management No one shall be distrained for performance of greater service for a knight's fee, or for any other free tenement, than is due therefrom. The Magna Carta On pretence of distraining for the rent of a cottage, he has robbed the mother of these and other poor infant-orphans of two cows, which afforded them their whole sustenance. The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves If a tenant is past due his rent, the lord may distrain his beasts which are on the land. Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III I distrained on it for what you owed me. The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet To distrain is to seize property for debt due. Civil Government of Virginia No one shall be distrained for performance of greater service for a knight's fee, or for any other free tenement, than is due therefrom. The Magna Carta A shrug of the shoulders from Meadows had caused the landlord to distrain. It Is Never Too Late to Mend That none of them be distrained by any without the said city for the repayment of any debt to any person for which he is not capital debtor or surety. Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III Say, have ye seen catchpolls, the famished slaves, In act a poor man’s homestead to distrain, Smashing down Christs, Madonnas, with their staves? Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini This power of distraint was, however, confined to holdings in which there were leases by which the tenant covenanted to allow the landlord to distrain his stock and goods in default of payment of rent. Landholding in England Therefore Mr. Granger, fortified by a judgment duly obtained, had announced his intention of distraining upon Jones's hay and cattle. Beatrice "I have also to tell you that I have distrained Wat the warrener from his cottage, for his Christmas rent is still unpaid, nor the hen-rents of last year." Sir Nigel I can believe, it shall you grieve, And somewhat you distrain; But, afterward, your pain-es hard Within a day or twain Shall soon aslake; and ye shall take Com-fort to you again. A Bundle of Ballads But those very men were now binding themselves by a declaration that, unless the Bill passed, they would pay no taxes, nor purchase property distrained by the tax-gatherer. Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 "No collector dare send an official to distrain; none that are sent dare fulfill their mission." The French Revolution - Volume 1 Under the Conventicle Act his goods had been distrained; and he had been flung into one noisome gaol after another among highwaymen and housebreakers. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 It is the horse of Franklin Aylward, my father, which has been distrained by us because he owes the Abbey fifty good shillings and can never hope to pay it. Sir Nigel When a young man has come to his last farthing, and is within twenty-four hours of having his furniture distrained upon by his landlord, he marries. You Never Can Tell "Business, ma'am, is business; and if I did distrain on Thomson, and lock up Wilkins, I think you knew about it as much as I." Catherine: a Story The Court of Hustings in London is empowered to award landlords their tenementsfor which rent or services are in arrears if the landlord could not distrain enough tenant possessions to cover the arrearages. Our Legal Heritage When this happened, their furniture was distrained without mercy: for the tax was farmed; and a farmer of taxes is, of all creditors, proverbially the most rapacious. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 I can believe it shall you grieve, And somewhat you distrain; But afterward, your paines hard Within a day or twain Shall soon aslake; and ye shall take Comfort to you again. Bulchevy's Book of English Verse |
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