verb
- removing or taking away; carrying off or absconding with something
- removing oneself to a distance; going away or withdrawing
Usage: archaic; legal/historical
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The defendant was accused of eloining the property in question.
- He was caught eloining with the stolen goods.
- The witness testified that the suspect was eloining from the scene.
- Medieval law recognized eloining as a serious offense against the crown.
- She avoided eloining by returning the borrowed items promptly.