disseise

dis·seize also dis·seise   (dĭs-sēz')    tr.v.   dis·seized also dis·seised, dis·seiz·ing also dis·seis·ing, dis·seiz·es also dis·seis·es Law To dispossess unlawfully of real property; oust. [Middle English disseisen, from Anglo-Norman disseisir, variant of Old French dessaisir : des-, dis- + saisir, to seize; see seize.]

Main Entry: dis·seise
Variant: or dis·seize /dis-'sEz/
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: dis·seised or dis·seized; dis·seis·ing or dis·seiz·ing
Etymology: Anglo-French disseisir to dispossess, from Old French dessaisir, from des-, prefix marking reversal + saisir to put in possession of
: to deprive of seisin wrongfully : unjustly dispossess —dis·sei·sor /-'sE-z&r/ noun