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<p><b>3.</b> <def>A state of danger or necessity; <as>as, a ship in <ex>distress</ex>, from leaking, loss of spars, want of provisions or water, etc.</as></def>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The act of distraining; the taking of a personal chattel out of the possession of a wrongdoer, by way of pledge for redress of an injury, or for the performance of a duty, as for nonpayment of rent or taxes, or for injury done by cattle, etc.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction.</def>

<i>Bouvier. Kent. Burrill.</i>

<blockquote>If he were not paid, he would straight go and take a <b>distress</b> of goods and cattle. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The <b>distress</b> thus taken must be proportioned to the thing distrained for. <i>Blackstone.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Abuse of distress</col>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Abuse</er>.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Affliction; suffering; pain; agony; misery; torment; anguish; grief; sorrow; calamity; misfortune; trouble; adversity. See <er>Affliction</er>.</syn>

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<hw>Dis*tress"</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Distressed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Distressing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>destrecier</ets>. See <er>Distress</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To cause pain or anguish to; to pain; to oppress with calamity; to afflict; to harass; to make miserable.</def>

<blockquote>We are troubled on every side, yet not <b>distressed</b>. <i>2 Cor. iv. 8.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To compel by pain or suffering.</def>

<blockquote>Men who can neither be <b>distress</b>ed nor won into a sacrifice of duty. <i>A. Hamilton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To seize for debt; to distrain.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- To pain; grieve; harass; trouble; perplex; afflict; worry; annoy.</syn>

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<hw>Dis*tress"ed*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A state of being distressed or greatly pained.</def>

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<hw>Dis*tress"ful</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Full of distress; causing, indicating, or attended with, distress; <as>as, a <ex>distressful</ex> situation</as>.</def> "Some <i>distressful</i> stroke." <i>Shak</i>. "<i>Distressful</i> cries." <i>Pope</i>. -- <wordforms><wf>Dis*tress"ful*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

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<hw>Dis*tress"ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Causing distress; painful; unpleasant.</def>

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<hw>Dis*tress"ing</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a distressing manner.</def>

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<hw>Dis*trib"u*ta*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Capable of being distributed.</def>

<i>Sir W. Jones.</i>

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