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excussion

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ex⋅cuss

[ik-skuhs]
–verb (used with object) Law.
to take possession of (goods) by legal authority.

Origin:
1560–70; < L excussus, ptp. of excutere to shake out, drive out, send forth, equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + -cussus, comb. form of quassus, ptp. of quatere to shake; disturb


ex⋅cus⋅sion, noun
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