disseizin
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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 — or disseisin [dis sē′zin] n. [ME disseisine < OFr dessaisine < dessaisir] Law a disseizing or being disseized; unlawful dispossession from real property … English World dictionary
disseizin — noun see disseisin … New Collegiate Dictionary
disseizin — /dis see zin/, n. Law. 1. the act of disseizing. 2. the state of being disseized. [1250 1300; ME disseisine < AF. See DIS 1, SEIZIN] * * * … Universalium
disseizin — n. illegal seizure of another s property; state of being deprived of one s property … English contemporary dictionary
disseizin — dis·seizin … English syllables
disseizin — dis•sei•zin [[t]dɪsˈsi zɪn[/t]] n. law the act of disseizing or the state of being disseized • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME disseisine < AF. See dis I, seisin … From formal English to slang
disseizin — noun see disseisin … Useful english dictionary
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
novel disseizin — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French novele disseisine : an ancient remedy in English law, abolished in 1833, for the recovery of land from which the owner had been recently disseized … Useful english dictionary
