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e⋅le⋅git
[i-lee-jit] 
–noun Law.
| 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. |
Origin:
1495–1505; < L: he has chosen, perf. 3rd pers. sing. ind. of ēligere; so called from wording of writ
1495–1505; < L: he has chosen, perf. 3rd pers. sing. ind. of ēligere; so called from wording of writ
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| 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.] |
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