[i-lee-jit] 
| a writ of execution against a judgment debtor's goods, property, or land, held by the judgment creditor until payment of the debt, as from rents on the land. |
| e·le·git (ĭ-lē'jĭt) n. A writ of execution against a debtor by which the debtor's property or goods are delivered to the plaintiff until the debtor can settle the debt. [Medieval Latin ēlēgit, from Latin, one has chosen (the first word of a phrase frequently used in the writ), third person sing. perfect tense of ēligere, to choose; see elect.] |