verb
- removing or taking away to a distance; carrying off or concealing (property or a person) to avoid legal process
Usage: archaic; legal/historical
Examples
- The defendant was accused of eloigning the disputed assets before the court could seize them.
- In medieval law, eloigning goods was a serious offense that could result in severe penalties.
- The creditor complained that the debtor was eloigning his property to avoid payment.
- Historical records show cases of eloigning livestock to escape taxation.
- The court issued an order preventing the eloigning of any estate property during the proceedings.