Meanings
noundistress-warrant (plural distress-warrants)
plural distress-warrants
- lawA warrant authorizing a distress.
The number of distress and dispossessory warrants issued.
1888 April 5, The Union Signal, quoted in OED2, Chicago
Origin
From distress + warrant. First attested in 1888.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch dwangbevel
- dwangbevela warrant authorizing a distress
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with distress-warrant
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APA
distress-warrant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distress-warrant
MLA
“distress-warrant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distress-warrant. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “distress-warrant,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distress-warrant.
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