distrainor
/dɪˈstreɪnər/
noun
- A person or organization that seizes someone's property as a legal way to force payment of a debt.
- The landlord became a distrainor after the tenant failed to pay rent for three months.
- As a distrainor, the bank had the right to take the car when the loan was not repaid.
- The law requires the distrainor to give notice before taking any property.
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