Districtio

I. I In old English law. A distress, distraint or distraining; the right of distress; a thing distrained; a circuit or territory within which the power of distraining might be exercised; any compulsory proceeding. Districtio moduin non excedat: distress shall not exceed measure,— shall not be excessive. Districtio semper sequltur fldelitatem: distress always follows fealty.