Elegit

/ˈɛlɪdʒɪt/

Translation of "elegit" into Russian

elegit

Noun

/ˈɛlɪdʒɪt/

elegit

elegits pl

элежит

The court issued an elegit to seize the debtor's property.

Суд выдал элежит для изъятия имущества должника.

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elegit

Noun

/ˈɛlɪdʒɪt/

A legal writ of execution that allows a creditor to seize a debtor's property to satisfy a judgment.

The court issued an elegit to allow the creditor to claim the debtor's assets.

Historically, an execution under which a judgment creditor could take possession of all the debtor’s goods (except beasts of the plough) and the profits of his lands until the judgment was satisfied.

Under the statute of Westminster II, the creditor proceeded by elegit and entered into possession of the debtor’s farm.

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