The Collaborative International Dictionary
Distringas
Distringas \Dis*trin"gas\, n. [L., that you distrain, fr. distringere. See Distrain.] (Law) A writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him.
Wiktionary
distringas
n. (context legal English) A writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him.