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dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… … English syllables
seize — re·seize; seize; dis·seize; … English syllables
dis|ci|ple — «duh SY puhl», noun, verb, pled, pling. –n. 1. a believer in the thought and teaching of a leader; follower: »The famous doctor had many disciples among his young medical students. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under follower (Cf. ↑follower) … Useful english dictionary
dis|sei|zin — «dihs SEE zihn», noun. Law. 1. the act of disseizing. 2. the state of being disseized. ╂[< Anglo French disseisine, Old French dessaisine < des away, without (< Latin dis ) + saisine formal possession, related to saisir seize] … Useful english dictionary
dis|train — «dihs TRAYN», Law. –v.t. 1. to seize (goods) for unpaid rent or other debts: »The landlord distrained his tenants trunks. 2. to levy a distress upon (a person). –v.i. to levy a distress: »Our goods were distrained upon in lieu of rent (New… … Useful english dictionary
disseize — dis·seize … English syllables
disseize — dis•seize [[t]dɪsˈsiz[/t]] v. t. seized, seiz•ing law to deprive (a person) of the possession of land, esp. wrongfully or by force • Etymology: 1250–1300; disseisen < AF disseisir= dis I+seisir to seize dis•sei′zor, n … From formal English to slang
disseise — dis·seise or dis·seize /dis sēz/ vt dis·seised or dis·seized, dis·seis·ing, or, dis·seiz·ing [Anglo French disseisir to dispossess, from Old French dessaisir, from des , prefix marking reversal + saisir to put in possession of]: to deprive of… … Law dictionary
disseise — Disseize Dis*seize , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disseized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disseizing}.] [Pref. dis + seize: cf. F. dessaisir.] (Law) To deprive of seizin or possession; to dispossess or oust wrongfully (one in freehold possession of land); followed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disseize — Dis*seize , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disseized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disseizing}.] [Pref. dis + seize: cf. F. dessaisir.] (Law) To deprive of seizin or possession; to dispossess or oust wrongfully (one in freehold possession of land); followed by of; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
