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Process by which persons, lands, or effects are seized for debt; process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the production of writings. To do one's diligence, give diligence, use diligence, to exert one's self; to make interested and earnest endeavor. And each of them doth all his diligence To do unto the fes…

unt; to lessen; -- opposed to augment or increase. Not diminish, but rather increase, the debt. Barrow.

To of something weighing upon or impeding over one, as a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to clear. Discharged of business, void of strife. Dryden. In one man's fault discharge another man of his duty. L'Estrange.

uneasy in mind; malcontent. And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him. 1 Sam. xxii. 2. -- Dis`con*tent"ed*ly, adv. -- Dis`con*tent"ed*ness, n.

To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like; to make an abatement of; as, merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent for prompt payment of bills.

To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety. Burrill.

To levy a distress. Upon whom I can distrain for debt. Camden.

To seize for debt; to distrain.

Owed, as a debt; that ought to be paid or done to or for another; payable; owing and demandable.

A brief written acknowledgment of a debt, not made payable to order, like a promissory note. Burrill.

Quality of being due; debt; what is due or becoming. T. Goodwin.

To ask or beset, as a debtor, for payment; to urge importunately. Hath she sent so soon to dun Swift.

One employed in soliciting the payment of debts.

goods are appraised and delivered to the plaintiff, and, if no sufficient to satisfy the debt, all of his lands are delivered, to be held till the debt is paid by the rents and profits, or until the defendant's interest has expired.

To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to incumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands; -- said of a person or his affairs; as, a man or his business is embarrassed when he can not meet his pecuniary engagements.

Difficulty or perplexity arising from the want of money to pay debts.

s, civil or criminal; the attorney is empowered to sign an acquittance, and discharge the debtor.

To load with debts, or other legal claims; as, to encumber an estate with mortgages.

To be raised up; to grow larger; as, a debt enhances rapidly by compound interest.

t to both side; owing nothing on either side; -- said of accounts, bargains, or persons indebted; as, our accounts are even; an even bargain. To make the even truth in pleasure flow. Shak.