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