ELEGIT

Etymology

Noun

elegit (plural elegits)

(archaic) A judicial writ ordering seizure of a debtor's property.

Source: Wiktionary


E*le"git, n. Etym: [L., he has chosen, fr. eligere to choose. See Elect.] (Law)

Definition: A judicial writ of execution, by which a defendant's goods are appraised and delivered to the plaintiff, and, if no sufficient to satisfy the debt, all of his lands are delivered, to be held till the debt is paid by the rents and profits, or until the defendant's interest has expired.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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GREAT

(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”


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