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1. (n.) elegit
a legal writ of execution held by a creditor against land, goods, or other property until a debt has been paid.
Etymology: (1495–1505; < L: he has chosen, perf. 3rd pers. sing. of ēligere)
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1. (noun) elegit
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
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