elegit

American  

[ih-lee-jit] / ɪˈli dʒɪt /

noun

Law.

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of elegit

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

Example Sentences

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elegit

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

Writ of Elegit.—The writ of elegit is a process enabling the creditor to satisfy his judgment debt out of the lands of the debtor.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

The new writ, representing the choice of the creditor, was therefore called an elegit, Lat., he has chosen.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various