1) Distress 2) Judicial remedy 3) Seizure 4) The act of distraining 
Distraint or distress is `the seizure of someone’s property in order to obtain payment of rent or other money owed`, especially in common law countries. Distraint is the act or process `whereby a person (the distrainor), traditionally even without prior court approval, seizes the personal property of another located upon the distrainor`s lan...
seizure of goods
• (n.) The act or proceeding of seizing personal property by distress.
The legal process which allows HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to take (the legal term is 'seize') a taxpayer's possessions and, if necessary, sell them to settle a debt owed to HMRC.
This is used by landlords as a tool where there is unpaid rent. Where a landlord has agreed a payment plan for rent and this is not adhered to they have various options and can instruct an agent to enter the property and remove goods or assets to cover the value of the debt. This can usually be carried out within one week of a missed payment. T...
Dis·traint' noun [ Old French destrainte distress, force.] (Law) The act or proceeding of seizing personal property by distress. Abbott. 
distraint The act of distraining; a distress.
the act of distraining; a distress.