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

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

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