DISTRESS INFINITE, English practice. A process commanding the sheriff to
distrain a person from time to time, and continually afterwards, by taking
his goods by way of pledge, to enforce the performance of something due from
the party distrained upon. In this case, no distress can be immoderate,
because, whatever its value may be, it cannot be sold, but is to be
immediately restored on satisfaction being made. 3 Bl. Com. 231. See
Distringas.