disseizin

 [dis-see-zin]  

dis·sei·zin

   [dis-see-zin]
noun Law.
1.
the act of disseizing.
2.
the state of being disseized.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English disseisine < Anglo-French. See dis-1, seizin
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a formal accusation initiating a criminal case, presented by a grand jury and usually required for felonies and other serious crimes
the subjecting of a person to a second trial or punishment for the same offense for which the person has already been tried or punished
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disseisin or disseizin (dɪsˈsiːzɪn)
 
—n
the act of disseising or state of being disseised
 
[C14: from Old French dessaisine; see dis-1, seisin]
 
disseizin or disseizin
 
—n
 
[C14: from Old French dessaisine; see dis-1, seisin]

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