Distringas in United Kingdom

Definition of Distringas

In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Distringas :

(Latin: that you distrain)

A writ, now obsolete, commanding the sheriff to distrain on a person for a certain purpose. In modern practice it has been replaced by a *stop notice, sometimes called a notice in lieu of distringas, which prevents dealings in securities that are subject to a *charging order.