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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
seizin — sei•zin [[t]ˈsi zɪn[/t]] n. seisin … From formal English to slang
seisin — sei·sin or sei·zin / sēz ən/ n [Anglo French seisine, from Old French saisine act of taking possession, from saisir to seize, of Germanic origin] 1: the possession of land or chattels: as a: the possession of land arising from livery of seisin… … Law dictionary
disseisin — dis·sei·sin or dis·sei·zin /di sēz ən/ n [Anglo French disseisine, from Old French dessaisine, from dessaisir to dispossess see disseise]: the act of disseising: the state of being disseised Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… … Law dictionary
disseisin — Disseizin Dis*sei zin, n. [OF. dessaisine.] (Law) The act of disseizing; an unlawful dispossessing and ouster of a person actually seized of the freehold. [Written also {disseisin}.] Blackstone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disseizin — Dis*sei zin, n. [OF. dessaisine.] (Law) The act of disseizing; an unlawful dispossessing and ouster of a person actually seized of the freehold. [Written also {disseisin}.] Blackstone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Livery of seizin — Seizin Sei zin, n. [F. saisine. See {Seize}.] 1. (Law) Possession; possession of an estate of froehold. It may be either in deed or in law; the former when there is actual possession, the latter when there is a right to such possession by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Post-disseizin — Post dis*sei zin, n. [Pref. post + disseizin.] (O. Eng. Law) A subsequent disseizin committed by one of lands which the disseizee had before recovered of the same disseizor; a writ founded on such subsequent disseizin, now abolished. Burrill.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Redisseizin — Re dis*sei zin ( s? z?n), n. (Law) A disseizin by one who once before was adjudged to have dassezed the same person of the same lands, etc.; also, a writ which lay in such a case. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Seizin — Sei zin, n. [F. saisine. See {Seize}.] 1. (Law) Possession; possession of an estate of froehold. It may be either in deed or in law; the former when there is actual possession, the latter when there is a right to such possession by construction… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
