Distringas

I. I In English law. You distrain; a writ directed to the sheriff commajiding him to distrain upon the goods and chattels of the defendant in order to compel his appearance; a first process in equity to compel the appearance of a corporation aggregate; a writ to enforce a judgment for the plaintiff in detinue by repeated distresses. Distringas juratores: you distrain the jurors; a process for enforcing the attendance of jurors, which commands the sheriff to distrain them by their goods. Distringas nuper Tiee comitem: you distrain the late sheriff; a writ to distrain goods of a sheriff out of ofl Sce for a default while in office. "