CATALLIS CAPTIS NOMINE DISTRICTIONIS

catallis captis nomine districtionis (k[schwa]-tal-is kap-tis nahm-[schwa]-nee di-strik-shee-oh-nis). [Latin “chattels taken in name of distress”] Hist. A writ permitting a landlord who is owed rent to distrain (i.e., seize) the doors, windows, and gates of the tenant’s house.