noun
- plural of eloinment; the act of removing or taking away, especially the removal of a defendant or property from the jurisdiction of a court.
Usage: legal/archaic; chiefly historical
Examples
- The eloinments of witnesses made it difficult for the court to proceed with the trial.
- Medieval records document several eloinments of property during disputes over inheritance.
- The defendant's eloinment of assets was considered contempt of court.