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e•loign
(i loin′),USA pronunciation v.t.
- Lawto remove to a distance, esp. to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- Vulgar Latin *exlongiāre, for Latin ēlongāre; see elongate
- Anglo-French, Old French e(s)loigner to go or take far
- 1490–1500