The act or process of removing property from one place to another, especially to avoid legal action.
From 'eloin' plus the suffix '-ment,' indicating an action or result. This archaic legal term was most common in Middle English and Early Modern English.
This word is so old-fashioned that it barely appears in modern English, but it survives in dusty law books as a reminder of how carefully medieval courts had to track stolen animals and hidden goods.
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