distress
61distress rocket — /dəsˈtrɛs rɒkət/ (say duhs tres rokuht) noun a rocket used to make a distress signal …
62distress selling — /dɪ stres ˌselɪŋ/ noun the sale of goods cheaply in order to pay off debts ● Difficult circumstances forced the producers to resort to distress selling …
63distress for rent — A common law remedy for the collection of rent in arrears which permits the landlord to go upon the demised premises and seize anything he may find there as security for rent in arrears, and hold it without sale until the rental is paid. In a… …
64distress infinite — A series of distresses made one after another until satisfaction for the wrong done has been made by the owner of the distrained property. A distress of this nature has no bounds with regard to its quantity and may be repeated from time to time… …
65distress signal — noun an internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed • Syn: ↑distress call • Hypernyms: ↑signal, ↑signaling, ↑sign • Hyponyms: ↑SOS, ↑Mayday …
66distress flag — any flag flown by a vessel to show that it is in distress, as an ensign flown at half mast or upside down …
67distress frequency — a radio frequency band reserved for emergency signals from aircraft or ships in distress …
68distress gun — Naut. a gun fired at one minute intervals as a signal of distress. [1815 25] …
69distress merchandise — Com. 1. goods sold below the prevailing price in order to raise cash quickly or to meet some other financial emergency. 2. damaged goods sold below fair trade prices. Also, distressed merchandise. Also called distressed goods. * * * distress… …
70Distress — The seizing of a person s *chattels in order to force payment of a debt or obligation; this legal sense is also known as distraint . Cf. Distraint of knighthood; Disseisin …
