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Webster 1913 Edition

Elegit

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E-le′git

,
Noun.
[L., he has chosen, fr.
eligere
to choose. See
Elect
.]
(Law)
A judicial writ of execution, by which a defendant’s goods are appraised and delivered to the plaintiff, and, if not 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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Elegit

ELE'GIT

,
Noun.
[L. eligo, elegi, to choose.] A writ of execution, by which a defendant's goods are apprized, and delivered to the plaintiff,and if not sufficient to satisfy the debt, one moiety of his lands are delivered, to be held till the debt is paid by the rents and profits.
1.
The title to estate by elegit.

Definition 2024

elegit

elegit

English

Noun

elegit ‎(plural elegits)

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

Catalan

Verb

elegit

  1. past participle of elegir

Latin

Verb

ēlēgit

  1. third-person singular perfect active indicative of ēligō

Etymology

Latin elegit ‎(“he has chosen”)

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