excuss

[ ik-skuhs ]

/ ɪkˈskʌs /

verb (used with object) Law.

to take possession of (goods) by legal authority.

Nearby words

excusable, excusatory, excuse, excuse me, excuse-me, excuss, excussio, excycloduction, excyclophoria, excystation, exeat

Origin of excuss

1560–70; < Latin excussus, past participle of excutere to shake out, drive out, send forth, equivalent to ex- ex-¹ + -cussus, combining form of quassus, past participle of quatere to shake; disturb

Related forms

ex·cus·sion, noun