Poinding

I also remember an issue of Champions where the team discovers Black Goliath poinding on Stiltsky. ❋ David Campbell (2006)

By insolvency concurring either -- (a) with a duly executed charge for payment or (b) with sale of effects belonging to the debtor under a poinding or under a sequestration for rent, or making application for the benefit of _cessio bonorum_. ❋ Various (N/A)

There was confusion, and gloom and sorrow, and curiosity among the domestics, while the retainers of the law went from place to place, making an inventory of the goods and chattels falling under their warrant of distress, or poinding, as it is called in the law of Scotland. ❋ Unknown (1845)

'Lord, man, I got a grip of ane of their attorneys in Carlisle, and he tauld me that there wasna a lawyer in England ony mair than himsell that kend the nature of a multiple-poinding! ❋ Walter Scott (1801)

'What for should I repent?' said Peter; 'the law was on my side -- a decreet of the bailies, followed by poinding, and an act of warding -- a suspension intented, and the letters found orderly proceeded. ❋ Walter Scott (1801)

We need to keep poinding on the principles of the thing, keep reselling them, keep the idea high in the public eye that our principles, our agenda of ❋ Unknown (2009)

‘Lord, man, I got a grip of ane of their attorneys in Carlisle, and he tauld me that there wasna a lawyer in England ony mair than himsell that kend the nature of a multiple-poinding! ❋ Unknown (2008)

‘What for should I repent?’ said Peter; ‘the law was on my side — a decreet of the bailies, followed by poinding, and an act of warding — a suspension intented, and the letters found orderly proceeded. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A black-avised man; the last time he came before me -- Mr. Petullo, ye were there -- it was in a long-standing case o 'multiple poinding, and if I'm no'mistaken, a place ca'd Drimadry or Drimdarry, or something like that, changed hands ower the head o't. " ❋ Neil Munro (N/A)