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elegit (ɪˈliːdʒɪt) na writ which delivered a debtor's property to a plaintiff until the debt was satisfied. This was abolished in 1956e•le•git (ɪˈli dʒɪt)
n. a legal writ of execution held by a creditor against land, goods, or other property until a debt has been paid. [1495–1505; < Latin: he has chosen, perf. 3rd pers. singular of ēligere] ElegitenUK
ELEGIT, Eng. practice, remedies. A writ of execution directed to the sheriff, commanding him to make delivery of a moiety of the party's land, and all his goods, beasts of the plough only excepted.
2. The sheriff, on the receipt of the writ, holds an inquest to ascertain the value of the lands and goods he has seized, and then they are delivered to the plaintiff, who retains them until the whole debt and damages have been paid and satisfied; during that term he is called tenant by elegit. Co. Litt. 289. Vide Pow. Mortg. Index, h.t.; Wats. Sher. 206. As to the law of the several states on the subject. of seizing land and extending it. see 1 Hill. Ab. 556-6. |