Disseize
21disseise — or disseize transitive verb (disseised or disseized; disseising or disseizing) Etymology: Middle English disseisen, from Anglo French disseisir, dis + seisir to put in possession of more at seize Date: 14th century to deprive …
22Adverse possession — Squatter s rights redirects here. For the film, see Squatter s Rights (film). Property law …
23I before E except after C — I before e, except after c is a mnemonic device used to help many students remember how to spell certain words in the English language. It means that, in words where i and e fall together, the order is ie , except directly following c , when it… …
24disseise — dis·seise (dĭs sēzʹ) v. Variant of disseize. * * * …
25disseizee — /dis see zee , dis see zee /, n. a person who is disseized. [1535 40; DISSEIZE + EE] * * * …
26dispossess — dis·pos·sess /ˌdis pə zes/ vt: to put out of possession or occupancy compare evict dis·pos·ses·sion / ze shən/ n dis·pos·ses·sor / ze sər/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law …
27divest — di·vest /dī vest, də / vt [Anglo French devestir, literally, to undress, from Old French desvestir, from de(s) , prefix marking reversal + vestir to dress, from Latin vestire]: to deprive or dispossess (oneself) of property through divestiture… …
28deprive — de·prive vt de·prived, de·priv·ing: to take away or withhold something from no person shall...be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law U.S. Constitution amend. V dep·ri·va·tion /ˌde prə vā shən, ˌdē ˌprī / n Merriam… …
29dispossess — v. a. 1. Deprive, divest, strip. 2. Dislodge, eject, oust, drive out. 3. (Law.) Disseize, oust, wrongfully dispossess …
30confiscate — v 1. seize, appropriate, expropriate, commandeer, arrogate, usurp, take possession of, claim. 2. dispossess, deprive, divest, Law. disseize, impound, Law. distrain. 3. steal, thieve, rob; plunder, despoil, pillage …
