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disseisin

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dis·sei·sin   (dĭs-sē'zĭn)   
n.  Variant of disseizin.
dis·sei·zin also dis·sei·sin   (dĭs-sē'zĭn)   
n.   Law
Wrongful dispossession of one in the possession of real property.

[Middle English disseisine, from Anglo-Norman, variant of Old French dessaisine : des-, dis- + seisine, seisin; see seisin.]
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Main Entry: dis·sei·sin
Variant: or dis·sei·zin /di-'sEz-&noun/
Function: noun
Etymology: 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, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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