Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
verb (used with object)
- to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
verb
- (tr) archaic to remove (oneself, one’s property, etc) to a distant place
1530s, “to remove to a distance” (especially in an effort to avoid the law), from Anglo-French eloign, Old French esloigner, from Late Latin exlongare (see elongate).