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91distress — /dəsˈtrɛs / (say duhs tres) noun 1. great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute suffering; affliction; trouble. 2. acute poverty. 3. physical exhaustion. 4. a state of extreme necessity. 5. the state of a ship requiring immediate assistance, as because …
92distress signal — /dəsˈtrɛs sɪgnəl/ (say duhs tres signuhl) noun a signal by persons in danger summoning aid and indicating their position by rocket, radio code, flag, or any other means …
93distress merchandise — /dɪ stres ˌmɜ:tʃəndaɪs/ noun US goods sold cheaply to pay a company’s debts …
94distress sale — /dɪ stres seɪl/ noun a sale of goods at low prices to pay a company’s debts …
95distress — /dɪ stres/ noun the act of taking someone’s goods to pay for debts …
96distress merchandise — /dɪ stres ˌmɜ:tʃəndaɪs/ noun US goods sold cheaply to pay a company’s debts …
97distress sale — /dɪ stres seɪl/ noun a sale of goods at low prices to pay a company’s debts …
98distress securities fund — /dɪˌstres sɪ kjυərɪtiz fʌnd/ noun a type of fund which invests in companies where there may be a major problems …
99distress damage feasant — A landowner s seizure and impounding of animals found trespassing and doing damage on his land, and holding them until compensation for the damage sustained is made. 4 Am J2d Am § 55 …
100distress warrant — A term of variable meaning. In some jurisdictions, a judicial writ in the nature of an execution. Inhabitants of Baileyville v Lowell, 20 Me 178, 182. In other jurisdictions, a writ within a requirement that all writs run in the name of the state …
