distress infinite

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distress infinite - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  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.