elisor

[ih-lahy-zer]

noun Law.

a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English elisour < Anglo-French, equivalent to elis- (variant stem of elire to choose < Latin ēligere) + -our -or²

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Elisor is always a great word to know.

So is tort. Does it mean:

to deprive of the right of one to redeem property, especially on a mortgage when due, ownership of property then passing to the mortgagee

a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like

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