Distruss

/dɪˈstrʌs/ noun

Definition

An archaic legal term for the seizure of goods or property as collateral or punishment; a variant of 'distress.'

Etymology

From Old French destrasse (modern détresse) meaning 'seized goods,' from Latin districtus. This variant spelling appears in medieval legal documents but was largely replaced by 'distress.'

Kelly Says

Medieval sheriffs used 'distruss' to seize your animals or goods if you owed taxes—it's the ancestor of modern legal concepts like repossession, showing how coercive collection methods have deep historical roots.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አምባገር
am-ba-ger
ARالعربية
شك
shak
BNবাংলা
অবিশ্বাস
o-bi-sh-waas
CACatalà
desconfiança
des-kon-fian-sa
CSČeština
nedůvěra
ne-doo-ve-ra
DADansk
mistro
mis-tro
DEDeutsch
Misstrauen
mis-trau-en
ELΕλληνικά
αμφιβολία
am-fi-vo-lee-a
ESEspañol
desconfianza
des-kon-fian-sa
FAفارسی
بی‌اعتمادی
bee-a-a-tam-a-dee
FISuomi
epäluottamus
e-pä-loo-ta-mus
FRFrançais
méfiance
meh-fee-ans
GUGU
અશ્કુષ
a-sh-ku-sh
HAHA
bacin
ba-tsin
HEעברית
חוסר אמון
ho-sar a-mon
HIहिन्दी
अविश्वास
a-vish-vaas
HUMagyar
megbízhatatlanság
meg-bee-zhat-a-tal-an-sag
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak percaya
tidak pe-ra-kaya
IGIG
ike anya
ee-keh an-ya
ITItaliano
sfiducia
sfi-doo-tsee-a
JA日本語
不信
fushin
KKKK
көрсетпес
kor-set-pes
KMKM
មិនឫទេ
min-o-te
KO한국어
불신
bulsin
MRMR
अविश्वास
a-vish-vaas
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak percaya
tidak pe-ra-kaya
MYမြန်မာ
信賴
sin-lai
NLNederlands
wantrouwen
wan-troo-wen
NONorsk
mistro
mis-tro
PAPA
ਅਸਥਿਰ
as-thir
PLPolski
podejrzanie
po-d-zrzah-nee
PTPortuguês
desconfiança
des-kon-fian-sa
RORomână
neîncredere
ne-in-kre-de-re
RUРусский
недоверие
ne-do-ve-ree-ye
SVSvenska
misstro
mis-tro
SWKiswahili
kuamini
ku-a-mee-ni
TAதமிழ்
நம்பிக்கை இல்லை
nam-bi-kai il-lai
TEతెలుగు
సత్యం లేదు
sat-yam la-du
THไทย
ไม่ไว้วางใจ
mai wai-waang jai
TLTL
walang tiwala
wa-lang ti-wa-la
TRTürkçe
şüphe
shoe-peh
UKУкраїнська
недовіра
ne-do-vira
URاردو
نا-اعتماد
na-a-a-te-mad
VITiếng Việt
thiếu tin
twee-ow tin
YOYO
kòòfò
ko-o-fo
ZH中文
不信任
bù xìn rù
ZUZU
ukuthula
koo-thoo-la

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