elegit

[ ih-lee-jit ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

1495–1505; < Latin: he has chosen, perfect 3rd person singular indicative of ēligere; so called from wording of writ

Centum deinde ex senioribus elegit, quorum consilio omnia ageret, quos senatores nominavit propter senectutem.

Statim Augustus unum e comitatu suo elegit advocatum, qui litigatorem commendaret.

Since the Bankruptcy Act 1883 the writ of elegit has extended to lands and hereditaments only.

Elegit quippe integer obedire, quam imminutus obsistere: tutius tunc defendit regnum quando arma deposuit.

Cf. the phrase in the Charter of King John quam-quidem ecclesiam ipsa virgo gloriosa elegit pro sua camera speciali.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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