Definitions
noun
the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
“Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien”
noun
a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
“a ship in distress”
verb
cause mental pain to
“The news of her child's illness distressed the mother”
noun
extreme physical pain
“the patient appeared to be in distress”
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