\E*le"git\, n. [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.