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| e·le·git [ i ljit ] (plural e·le·gits) |
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legal writ against debtor: a writ against a debtor's property that permits a creditor to keep it until the debt is paid
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| [Early 16th century. < medieval Latin, "he or she has chosen" (occurring in the writ), form of Latin eligire (see elect)] |
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