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dis⋅seize

  [dis-seez]
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–verb (used with object), -seized, -seiz⋅ing. Law.
to deprive (a person) of seizin, or of the possession, of a freehold interest in land, esp. wrongfully or by force; oust.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME disseise < AF disseisir, equiv. to dis- dis- 1 + seisir to seize

Related forms:
dis⋅sei⋅zor, noun
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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.]
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Main Entry: disseize
variant of DISSEISE
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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